Embedding technology into inter-professional best practices in home safety evaluation.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2016;
12:585-591. [PMID:
27385445 DOI:
10.1080/17483107.2016.1189000]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
To explore inter-professional home evaluators' perspectives and needs for building useful and acceptable decision-support tools for the field of home modifications.
METHOD
Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with a range of home modification professionals from different regions of the United States. The interview transcripts were analyzed with a qualitative, descriptive, perspective approach.
RESULTS
Technology supports current best practice and has potential to inform decision making through features that could enhance home evaluation processes, quality, efficiency and inter-professional communication.
CONCLUSIONS
Technological advances with app design have created numerous opportunities for the field of home modifications. Integrating technology and inter-professional best practices will improve home safety evaluation and intervention development to meet client-centred and societal needs. Implications for rehabilitation Understanding home evaluators technology needs for home safety evaluations contributes to the development of app-based assessments. Integrating inter-professional perspectives of best practice and technological needs in an app for home assessments improves processes. Novice and expert home evaluators would benefit from decision support systems embedded in app-based assessments. Adoption of app-based assessment would improve efficiency while remaining client-centred.
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