Article

This study explored the personalized and collective participation needs
of people with acquired brain injury (ABI) living in a future shared community
smart home. METHODS:
An action research study was conducted with 16 persons,
seven with ABI, four caregivers and five rehabilitation or smart home healthcare
providers. Twelve interviews and two focus groups were conducted, audiotaped,
transcribed and analyzed for content. RESULTS: Seventy personalized and 18
collective participation needs were reported related to daily and social
activities. Personalized needs concerned interpersonal relationships, general
organization of activities, leisure, housing, fitness and nutrition. Collective
needs related mainly to housing, general organization of activities and
nutrition. CONCLUSIONS: Personalized and collective participation needs of people
with ABI planning to live in a community smart home are diverse and concern daily
as well as social activities. Implications for Rehabilitation To meet
participation needs of people with ABI, the design of smart homes must consider
all categories of daily and social activities. Considering personalized and
collective needs allowed identifying exclusive examples of each. As some persons
with ABI had difficulty identifying their needs as well as accepting their
limitations and the assistance required, rehabilitation professionals must be
involved in needs identification.

Langue : ANGLAIS