Electronic aids to daily living: be able to do what you want

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dc.contributor.authorVerdonck, Michèle Claire
dc.contributor.authorChard, Gill
dc.contributor.authorNolan, Maeve
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-31T17:34:30Z
dc.date.available2012-01-31T17:34:30Z
dc.date.copyright2011
dc.date.issued2011-05
dc.description.abstractPurpose. This study explores the experiences of Irish people with high cervical spinal cord injuries living with electronic aids to daily living (EADL) and the meaning attributed to such systems in the context of participation in everyday life. Method. Qualitative methodology using a phenomenological approach was used to explore the phenomenon of living with EADL. Data were collected using four focus groups of users and nonusers of EADL (n = 15). All participants had high cervical spinal cord injuries (C3-5). Groups were video recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using descriptive phenomenological analysis. Findings. Findings revealed key elements of the meaning of living with EADL. Two key themes, time alone and changed relationships are described. These contribute to the super ordinate theme of autonomy. Findings suggest that participants perceived improvements in both anticipated and actual lived experiences with EADL. Themes are interrelated and together represent a summary of the experience of living with environmental controls. The themes described are similar to those found in other spinal injury studies relating to quality of life. Conclusions. Findings highlight differences in life experiences for those with and without EADL and provides motivation to address this difference. Such insights are valuable for both users and providers of EADL.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Resarch Board (Research fellowship for the Clinical Therapies (CTFP-06-15))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationVERDONCK, M. C., CHARD, G. & NOLAN, M. 2011. Electronic aids to daily living: be able to do what you want. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 6, 268-281. doi:10.3109/17483107.2010.525291en
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/17483107.2010.525291
dc.identifier.endpage281en
dc.identifier.issn0963-8288
dc.identifier.issn1464-5165
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleDisability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technologyen
dc.identifier.startpage268en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/503
dc.identifier.volume6en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInforma Healthcareen
dc.relation.urihttp://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/17483107.2010.525291
dc.rights(c) 2011 Informa UK, Ltd.en
dc.subjectEnvironmental control systems (ECS)en
dc.subjectElectronic assistive technology (EAT)en
dc.subjectQualitative inquiryen
dc.subjectCervical spinal cord injuryen
dc.subject.lcshOccupational therapyen
dc.subject.lcshRehabilitation technologyen
dc.subject.lcshSpinal cord--Wounds and injuriesen
dc.titleElectronic aids to daily living: be able to do what you wanten
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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