"I Am Not an Engineer": Understanding How Clinicians Design &amp; Alter Assistive Technology

Alharbi, Rahaf; Ng, Ada; Alharbi, Rawan; Hester, Josiah

doi:10.1145/3334480.3382982

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“…In the context of AT, the motivation to carry out such activities may differ largely and be driven by economic necessity (Aflatoony & Lee, 2020;Alharbi et al, 2020) or individual desire, such as for better controlling the aesthetics or programmability of devices (Hurst & Tobias, 2011;Woo & Lim, 2015). The extent to which creativity is required in DIY may also differ and range from being a highly creative process to simple assembly according to a predefined plan.…”

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“…Volunteers that support the elderly person are invaluable. However, we know relatively little about the will and conditions under which health professionals (Alharbi et al, 2020) and informal caregivers (Aflatoony & Lee, 2020) would be open to being engaged in producing AT for a patient or relative in need. For sure, utilitarian factors may overweigh the hedonic motives of DIY in a professional care setting.…”

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Do‐it‐yourself as a means for making assistive technology accessible to elderly people: Evidence from the ICARE project

Mettler

Daurer

Bächle

et al. 2021

Information Systems Journal

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New assistive technology (AT) is at our disposal for improving the everyday life of people in need. Yet, the current way how AT is produced and provisioned is hindering certain marginalised groups in the population, particularly elderly people, to get access to it. To expedite time-to-market, reduce costs, and increase accessibility to otherwise unattainable AT, we explore if do-it-yourself (DIY) could be a feasible and desirable alternative to commercial applications. We provide answers to the following research questions: (1) For whom does the DIY approach work in the context of assistive technology? (2) Under which circumstances do DIY work? and (3) How can researchers make DIY a satisfying experience? The evidence we collected during the "iCare" project suggests that DIY attracts both, elderly people with a need-based motive and a hedonic motive. It also shows that a participatory approach and an early engagement with potential users, their family members, and informal caregivers is beneficial for improving design and use-related aspects of the AT and the DIY intervention.

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Do‐it‐yourself as a means for making assistive technology accessible to elderly people: Evidence from the ICARE project

Mettler

Daurer

Bächle

et al. 2021

Information Systems Journal

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“…It has been suggested that care professionals have an important role in the design and production of DiY assistive devices [6,[11][12][13]. Occupational therapists (OTs) are partic-ularly mentioned in this respect, as they are typically involved in providing assistive devices and therefore have essential knowledge about their clients' abilities, needs, and wishes.…”

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“…These studies seem to consistently show positive reactions among care professionals regarding the potential benefit of DiY technologies (e.g., [ 2 , 6 , 9 – 12 ]. On the other hand, the same studies have also identified several potential barriers for the adoption of such technologies, which include lack of time [ 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 10 ], lack of awareness of the opportunities of digital fabrication technologies [ 14 ], lack of confidence in one's own abilities to design and print DiY assistive devices [ 1 , 3 , 7 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 14 ], low ease of use of 3D printing technology [ 1 , 3 , 10 , 11 ], and concerns about the quality of DiY assistive devices [ 3 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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Acceptance of 3D Printing by Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Survey Study

Slegers

Krieg

Lexis

2022

Occupational Therapy International

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Do-it-yourself (DiY) assistive technology gained attention in accessibility literature recently, especially in relation to the rise of digital fabrication technologies, such as 3D printing. Previously, small-scale studies showed that care professionals generally respond positively towards the idea of creating DiY assistive devices for their clients. However, several barriers and concerns may hinder care professionals’ actual adoption of digital fabrication technologies. To better understand occupational therapists’ willingness to adopt 3D printing, we have conducted an exploratory survey study ( N = 119 ) based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). Confirming previous studies, occupational therapists in this study showed generally positive attitudes towards adopting 3D printing technology. Factors that may affect their intentions to use 3D printing technology include expectations regarding job performance, effort, social influence, and facilitating conditions, as well as one’s tendency to adopt novel technologies. Furthermore, occupational therapists will likely experience difficulties when first using 3D printing technology, despite their overall positive expectations of the ease of use. Therefore, we recommend that further research should focus on training, but especially on effective ways to support occupational therapists on the job, for instance, by facilitating collaborations with 3D printing experts.

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An approach to identify assistive technology attributes for people with locomotor disability by using a refined Kano model

Kumar,

Singh,

Kataria

2024

Journal of Engineering Design

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"I Am Not an Engineer": Understanding How Clinicians Design & Alter Assistive Technology

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Do‐it‐yourself as a means for making assistive technology accessible to elderly people: Evidence from the ICARE project

Do‐it‐yourself as a means for making assistive technology accessible to elderly people: Evidence from the ICARE project

Acceptance of 3D Printing by Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Survey Study

An approach to identify assistive technology attributes for people with locomotor disability by using a refined Kano model

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