Author/Editor | Ocepek, Julija; Prosič, Zdenka; Vidmar, Gaj | |
Title | Assistive technology and its role among the elderly | |
Translated title | Vloga medicinsko tehničnih pripomočkov pri starostnikih | |
Type | članek | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 17, št. 2 | |
Publication year | 2012 | |
Volume | str. 9-15 | |
ISSN | 1318-2129 - Informatica Medica Slovenica | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | Health professionals are aware of the fact that people nowadays live longer and that the elderly have more need for using assistive technology (AT). Our study aimed to find out whether the members of a local pensioners association are informed about AT and if the use of AT has impact on their quality of life. A questionnaire was mailed to 160 randomly selected members of the association. The results showed that the use of AT and/or home adaptation improved quality of life of the majority of the participants. About half of the participants are only partly acquainted with the right to have AT prescribed, and the majority of the participants want to get more information about AT and home adaptation. This is a great opportunity for occupational therapists, who can inform and recommend appropriate solutions to the elderly to help them maintain independence in the home.Zdravstveni delavci se zavedamo, da ljudje danes živijo dlje in da imajo starejši večje potrebe po uporabi medicinsko tehničnih pripomočkov (MTP). Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti kolikšna je informiranost članov Društva upokojencev Bled glede MTP in ali uporaba MTP vpliva na njihovo kakovost življenja. Anketni vprašalnik smo poslali 160 naključno izbranim članom Društva upokojencev Bled. Rezultati kažejo, da je uporaba MTP in/ali arhitektonska prilagoditev večini sodelujočih izboljšala kakovost življenja. Skoraj polovica sodelujočih je le delno seznanjena s pravicami do predpisa MTP in velika večina si želi pridobiti več informacij o MTP in arhitektonskih prilagoditvah okolja. Pri tem lahko delovni terapevti s strokovnim znanjem starejšim nudimo pomembno pomoč in svetujemo pri izbiri ustreznih rešitev za ohranjanje samostojnosti. | |
Descriptors | Aged Self-help devices Occupational therapy Quality of life | |
Keywords | assistive technology starostnik samopomagala medicinsko tehnični pripomočki delovna terapija kakovost življenja |