Perceived difficulty in the use of everyday technology : relationships with everyday functioning in people with acquired brain injury with a special focus on returning to work

Larsson Lund, Maria; Nygård, Louise; Kottorp, Anders

doi:10.3109/09638288.2013.863388

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Perceived difficulty in the use of everyday technology : relationships with everyday functioning in people with acquired brain injury with a special focus on returning to work
Authors:	Larsson Lund, Maria Nygård, Louise Kottorp, Anders
DOI:	10.3109/09638288.2013.863388
Published in:	Disability and Rehabilitation
Volume(Issue):	36
Issue:	19
Page(s):	1618
Pages to:	1625
Issue Date:	Dec-2013
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0963-8288 1464-5165 1464-5165
Language:	English
Subjects:	Activities of daily living; Assistive technology; Brain injury; Occupational therapy; Technology; Work
Subject (DDC):	615.8515: Occupational therapy 617: Surgery
Abstract:	Purpose: The aim was to explore the relationships between difficulties in the use of everyday technology (ET) and the ability to perform activities of daily life (ADL) in the home and in society and in the workplace in people with acquired brain injury (ABI). Method: The investigation comprises an explorative cross-sectional study of 74 people with ABI. The short version of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (S-ETUQ) and a revised version of the ADL taxonomy were used to evaluate the participants. Rasch-generated person ability measures of ET use and ADL were used in correlation analyses, in group comparisons by ANOVA and in logistic regressions. Results: Difficulty in the use of ET was significantly correlated with ADL limitations. People who worked full- or part-time had significantly higher ability to use ET than those with some type of full-time, long-term sickness compensation. The ability to use ET, ADL ability and age were significantly related to return to work. Conclusion: The ability to use ET is related to all areas of everyday functioning in people with ABI. Therefore, a patient’s ability to use ET needs to be considered in rehabilitation strategies following an ABI to enhance the patient’s performance of activities in the home and in society and to support his or her likelihood of returning to work.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8336
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License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Larsson Lund, M., Nygård, L., & Kottorp, A. (2013). Perceived difficulty in the use of everyday technology : relationships with everyday functioning in people with acquired brain injury with a special focus on returning to work. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(19), 1618–1625. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.863388

Larsson Lund, M., Nygård, L. and Kottorp, A. (2013) ‘Perceived difficulty in the use of everyday technology : relationships with everyday functioning in people with acquired brain injury with a special focus on returning to work’, Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(19), pp. 1618–1625. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.863388.

M. Larsson Lund, L. Nygård, and A. Kottorp, “Perceived difficulty in the use of everyday technology : relationships with everyday functioning in people with acquired brain injury with a special focus on returning to work,” Disability and Rehabilitation, vol. 36, no. 19, pp. 1618–1625, Dec. 2013, doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.863388.

LARSSON LUND, Maria, Louise NYGÅRD und Anders KOTTORP, 2013. Perceived difficulty in the use of everyday technology : relationships with everyday functioning in people with acquired brain injury with a special focus on returning to work. Disability and Rehabilitation. Dezember 2013. Bd. 36, Nr. 19, S. 1618–1625. DOI 10.3109/09638288.2013.863388

Larsson Lund, Maria, Louise Nygård, and Anders Kottorp. 2013. “Perceived Difficulty in the Use of Everyday Technology : Relationships with Everyday Functioning in People with Acquired Brain Injury with a Special Focus on Returning to Work.” Disability and Rehabilitation 36 (19): 1618–25. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.863388.

Larsson Lund, Maria, et al. “Perceived Difficulty in the Use of Everyday Technology : Relationships with Everyday Functioning in People with Acquired Brain Injury with a Special Focus on Returning to Work.” Disability and Rehabilitation, vol. 36, no. 19, Dec. 2013, pp. 1618–25, https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.863388.