The technological revolution, occupational therapy practice and research: How are we responding?

Cordier, Reinie

doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12344

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“…Practitioners in stroke rehabilitation have reported that their use of technology would be positively influenced by strong evidence about its clinical effectiveness [11]. Indeed, research has shown that the opportunities generated by the technological revolution will not be realized in rehabilitation without investment in innovative research that can inform both future and current practice [4]. Although it is not unusual for practitioners to prescribe technology in the absence of any evidence [18], there is a paucity of empirical data to support technology-mediated interventions [1].…”

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“…When it works well, technology can be a seamless and integrated aspect of our lifestyle, woven into the fabric of society and capable of emancipating a large group of people who have been disabled by existing environments [4]. Access to technology is an important indicator of community integration, with Australian Bureau of Statistics 1 showing that more than 90% of Australians accessing the internet by a smartphone or laptop.…”

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HabITec: A Sociotechnical Space for Promoting the Application of Technology to Rehabilitation

Kendall

Amsters

et al. 2019

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Society is currently facing unprecedented technological advances that simultaneously create opportunities and risks. Technology has the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation and redefine the way we think about disability. As more advanced technology becomes available, impairments and the environmental barriers that engender disability can be significantly mitigated. The opportunity to apply technology to rehabilitation following serious injuries or illnesses is becoming more evident. However, the translation of these innovations into practice remains limited and often inequitable. This situation is exacerbated by the fact that not all relevant parties are involved in the decision-making process. Our solution was to create a sociotechnical system, known as HabITec, where people with disabilities, practitioners, funders, researchers, designers and developers can work together and co-create new solutions. Sociotechnical thinking is collaborative, interdisciplinary, adaptive, problem-solving and focused on a shared set of goals. By applying a sociotechnical approach to the healthcare sector, we aimed to minimize the lag in translating new technologies into rehabilitation practice. This collaborative co-design process supports innovation and ensures that technological solutions are practical and meaningful, ethical, sustainable and contextualized. In this conceptual paper, we presented the HabITec model along with the empirical evidence and theories on which it has been built.

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