Author/Editor		Ocepek, Julija; Roberts, Anne E. K.; Vidmar, Gaj
Title		Evaluation of treatment in the Smart Home IRIS in terms of functional independence and occupational performance and satisfaction
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 2013
Publication year		2013
Volume		str. 1-10
ISSN		1748-6718 - Computational and mathematical methods in medicine
Language		eng
Abstract		The development of assistive technologies, home modifications, and smart homes has rapidly advanced in the last two decades. Health professionals have recognised the benefits of these technologies in improving individuals quality of life. The Smart Home IRIS was established in 2008 within the University Rehabilitation Institute in Ljubljana with the aim to enable persons with disabilities and elderly people to test various assistive technologies and technical solutions for their independent living. We investigated the effect of treatments in the Smart Home IRIS. A convenience sample of 59 persons with disabilities and elderly people (aged 2481 years) who were treated in the Smart Home IRIS from April to December 2011 participated. Standardised instrumentsthe Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM)were administered at the first assessment in the Smart Home IRIS and at a second assessment at the participants home after 612 months. All the outcomes statistically significantly improved from the first to the second assessment. The treatments in the Smart Home IRIS appeared to contribute to higher occupational performance and satisfaction with performance and higher functional independence of persons with disabilities and elderly people.
Descriptors		Quality of Life Self-Help Devices Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy
Keywords		kakovost življenja samopomagala rehabilitacija podporna tehnologija delovna terapija Slovenija