Experiences and desires of people with tetraplegia living with and without electronic aids to daily living: an Irish focus group study

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dc.contributor.authorVerdonck, Michèle Claire
dc.contributor.authorSteggles, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorChard, Gill
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-16T17:35:01Z
dc.date.available2012-02-16T17:35:01Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative descriptive study explores the lived experience for persons with a high cervical spinal cord injury who have Electronic Aids to Daily Living (EADLs), and for persons who have no EADLs. Fifteen people with cervical spinal cord injuries attended four focus groups. Data analysis uncovered a novel framework of several themes that were organised into three categories: experiences, desires and meanings of living with EADL. Users’ and non users’ groups revealed homogenous themes. Experiences and desires are explored further in this paper. Themes within the category of experiences included: EADL devices, supply support and training, abandonment, mouthsticks and powered wheelchairs. Desires included: simple stuff, reliability, aesthetics and voice activation. Findings offer valuable personal insights about life with EADL to be considered by all involved with EADL.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board (HRB research fellowship for the Clinical Therapies, CTFP-06-15)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationVerdonck, M.C., Steggles, E., & Chard, G. (2009). Experiences and desires of people with tetraplegia living with and without electronic aids to daily living: an Irish focus group study. In: RESNA Assistive Technology & All That Jazz. 23-27 June 2009, New Orleans, USA.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/522
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRESNAen
dc.relation.ispartofRESNA Assistive Technology & All That Jazz. 23-27 June 2009, New Orleans, USA.
dc.relation.urihttp://web.resna.org/conference/proceedings/2009/JEA/Verdonck.html
dc.rights© 2009 RESNAen
dc.subjectEnvironmental control systems (ECS)en
dc.subjectFocus groupsen
dc.subjectTetraplegia/quadriplegiaen
dc.subjectQualitativeen
dc.subjectElectronic Aids to Daily Living (EADL)en
dc.subjectElectronic assistive technology (EAT)en
dc.subject.lcshQuadriplegiaen
dc.subject.lcshQuadriplegics--Rehabilitationen
dc.subject.lcshSpinal cord--Wounds and injuriesen
dc.subject.lcshRehabilitation technologyen
dc.titleExperiences and desires of people with tetraplegia living with and without electronic aids to daily living: an Irish focus group studyen
dc.typeConference itemen
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