Reliability, validity, and applicability of the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology (QUEST 2.0) for adults with multiple sclerosis

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Demers ◽  
M. Monette ◽  
Y. Lapierre ◽  
D. L. Arnold ◽  
C. Wolfson
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Galeoto ◽  
Mariele Colucci ◽  
Domenico Guarino ◽  
Giuseppina Esposito ◽  
Elisabetta Cosma ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 205031211667018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Dey ◽  
Audrey Jones ◽  
Elaine M Spalding

Introduction: Telehealth technologies are being widely adopted across the globe for management of long-term conditions. There are limited data on its use, effectiveness and patient experience in end-stage renal disease. The aim of this pilot project was to explore patient acceptability of technology and evaluate its effect on clinical interventions and quality of life in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Methods: Peritoneal dialysis patients were provided with computer tablets (PODs). PODs contained a knowledge database with treatment- and symptom-based questionnaires that generated alerts for the clinical team. Alerts were reviewed daily and followed up by a telephone call or clinic visit. Interventions were at the discretion of clinicians. Data were recorded prospectively and quality of life and Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology questionnaires evaluated at the start and end of the programme. Results: In all, 22 patients have participated over 15 months. The mean age was 61.6 years and PODs were utilised for an average of 341.9 days with 59.1% choosing to continue beyond the study period. We received a total of 1195 alerts with an average of 2.6 alerts per day. A total of 36 admissions were avoided and patients supported to self-manage on 154 occasions. Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology scores remained high throughout the programme although no improvement in quality of life was seen. Discussion: Telehealth is useful to monitor patients with renal failure on peritoneal dialysis. It is acceptable across age groups and provides an additional resource for patients to self-manage. Satisfaction scores and retention rates suggest a high level of acceptability.


2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiannis Koumpouros ◽  
Alexandra Karavasili ◽  
Effie Papageorgiou ◽  
Panagiotis Siavelis

2010 ◽  
Vol 166-167 ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Alexandra Maria Aluţei ◽  
Beniamin Vasile Chetran ◽  
Ion Lungu ◽  
Dan Mândru

This paper presents the development of an Assistive Technology representative product: an automatic page turner system, designed for persons with issues like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and other various disabilities that involve the motor functions of the upper limbs. Firstly, the authors emphasize specific features of Assistive Technology and analyse the most important functional aspects concerning different types of page turner devices. The proposed page turner system is based on a four-bar mechanism. Design aspects from the constructive and functional points of view are exposed and the developed prototype is described.


2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadeel Bakhsh ◽  
Franco Franchignoni ◽  
Giorgio Ferriero ◽  
Andrea Giordano ◽  
Louise Demers

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2 mai/ago) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gláucia Sanches Guimarães ◽  
Marcelo Grandini Spiller ◽  
Lígia Maria Presumido Braccialli

Há diferentes dispositivos para facilitar o acesso ao computador, porém, poucos estudos para verificar a eficácia dos mesmos. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar o desempenho de jovens ao utilizarem dispositivos de acesso ao computador. Participaram do estudo cinquenta jovens saudáveis com idades entre 15 e 25 anos. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado computador com tela sensível ao toque, mouse e o Camera Mouse. Foram utilizados três softwares para avaliar tempo de reação e acurácia dos participantes: Discrete Aiming Task, Tracking Task e Single Switch Performance Test. Para conhecer o grau de satisfação de uso dos dispositivos, foi utilizado o Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology. O resultados demonstraram que nas atividades de precisão e tempo de reação, o mouse e a toque na tela foram os dispositivos que geraram os melhores desempenhos. Conclui-se que, o Camera Mouse foi o dispositivo que gerou os piores desempenhos.


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