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Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
Title: | Perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology in persons with acquired brain injury of different severity : a comparison with controls |
Authors: | Fallahpour, Mandana Kottorp, Anders Nygård, Louise Lund, Maria Larsson |
DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-2039 10.2340/16501977-1818 |
Published in: | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine |
Volume(Issue): | 46 |
Issue: | 7 |
Page(s): | 635 |
Pages to: | 641 |
Issue Date: | Jul-2014 |
Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation |
ISSN: | 1651-2081 |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | Brain injuries; Case-control study; Cross-sectional study; Disabled person; Glasgow outcome scale; Injury severity score |
Subject (DDC): | 615.8515: Occupational therapy |
Abstract: | Objective: To compare the perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology in persons with acquired brain injury with different levels of severity of disability with that of controls. Methods: This comparison study recruited 2 samples of persons with acquired brain injury and controls, comprising a total of 161 participants, age range 18-64 years. The long and short versions of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire and the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale were used to evaluate participants. Results: Persons with acquired brain injury demonstrated lower mean levels of perceived ability in use of everyday technology than controls (F = 21.84, degrees of freedom = 1, p < 0.001). Further analysis showed a statistically significant mean difference in perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology between persons with severe disability and good recovery, between persons with severe disability and controls, and between persons with moderate disability and controls. No significant mean difference was found between persons with severe disability and moderate disability, between persons with moderate disability and good recovery, and between persons with good recovery and controls. Conclusion: Perceived difficulty in using everyday technology is significantly increased among persons with acquired brain injury with severe to moderate disability compared with controls. Rehabilitation services should consider the use of everyday technology in order to increase participation in everyday activities after acquired brain injury. |
URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8404 |
Fulltext version: | Published version |
License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY-NC 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial 4.0 International |
Departement: | School of Health Sciences |
Organisational Unit: | Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER) |
Appears in collections: | Publikationen Gesundheit |
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Fallahpour, M., Kottorp, A., Nygård, L., & Lund, M. L. (2014). Perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology in persons with acquired brain injury of different severity : a comparison with controls. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 46(7), 635–641. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2039
Fallahpour, M. et al. (2014) ‘Perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology in persons with acquired brain injury of different severity : a comparison with controls’, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 46(7), pp. 635–641. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2039.
M. Fallahpour, A. Kottorp, L. Nygård, and M. L. Lund, “Perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology in persons with acquired brain injury of different severity : a comparison with controls,” Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 46, no. 7, pp. 635–641, Jul. 2014, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2039.
FALLAHPOUR, Mandana, Anders KOTTORP, Louise NYGÅRD und Maria Larsson LUND, 2014. Perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology in persons with acquired brain injury of different severity : a comparison with controls. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. Juli 2014. Bd. 46, Nr. 7, S. 635–641. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-2039
Fallahpour, Mandana, Anders Kottorp, Louise Nygård, and Maria Larsson Lund. 2014. “Perceived Difficulty in Use of Everyday Technology in Persons with Acquired Brain Injury of Different Severity : A Comparison with Controls.” Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 46 (7): 635–41. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2039.
Fallahpour, Mandana, et al. “Perceived Difficulty in Use of Everyday Technology in Persons with Acquired Brain Injury of Different Severity : A Comparison with Controls.” Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 46, no. 7, July 2014, pp. 635–41, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2039.
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