Open AccessA Quality-of-Life Scale for Assistive Technology: Results of a Pilot Study of Aging and Technology
Author(s) -
Emily M. Agree,
Vicki A. Freedman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20100375
Subject(s) - psychosocial , quality of life (healthcare) , assistive technology , scale (ratio) , population , leverage (statistics) , applied psychology , gerontology , psychology , population ageing , structural equation modeling , computer science , medicine , human–computer interaction , environmental health , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics , psychiatry , machine learning , psychotherapist
In an aging society, it is increasingly important to understand how assistive devices can be used by older people to maintain quality of life despite chronic disabilities. Assistive technology is a mainstay of physical therapist practice, but the potential for device use to affect psychosocial well-being is not yet understood at the population level.