Associations among occupational roles, independence, assistive technology, and purchasing power of individuals with physical disabilities.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
; 21(2): 484-91, 2013.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23797540
OBJECTIVE: to verify whether there are associations among occupational roles, independence to perform Activities of Daily Living, purchasing power, and assistive technology for individuals with physical disabilities. METHOD: 91 individuals with physical disabilities participated in the study. The instruments used were: Role Checklist, Brazilian Economic Classification Criterion, Barthel Index, and a Questionnaire to characterize the subjects. RESULTS: an association with a greater number of roles was found among more independent individuals using a lower number of technological devices. Higher purchasing power was associated with a lower functional status of dependence. CONCLUSION: even though technology was not directly associated with independence, the latter was associated with a greater number of occupational roles, which requires reflection upon independence issues when considering the participation in occupational roles. These findings support interdisciplinary actions designed to promote occupational roles in individuals with physical disabilities.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Papel (figurativo)
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Tecnologia Assistiva
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Atividades Cotidianas
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Poder Psicológico
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Pessoas com Deficiência
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Ocupações
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil