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Using telerehabilitation to identify home modification needs.

Jon A Sanford1, Michael Jones, Pat Daviou

  • 1Atlanta VA Medical Center, Rehabilitation R & D Center, Decatur, Georgia 30033, USA.

Assistive Technology : the Official Journal of RESNA
|September 11, 2004
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Remote teleconferencing assessments for home modifications are effective. This technology accurately identifies accessibility issues and measurements, improving patient independence post-discharge.

Area of Science:

  • Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Occupational Therapy

Background:

  • Teleconferencing offers cost-effective solutions for remote home modification assessments.
  • Previous research has not explored teleconferencing for delivering home modification services.
  • Remote assessments can support patients in maintaining independence after hospital discharge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and assess the feasibility of a teleconferencing-based protocol for remote home modification assessments.
  • To validate remote assessments against traditional in-home assessments by home modification specialists.
  • To determine the accuracy of remote assessments in identifying accessibility problems and taking quantitative measurements.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a teleconferencing assessment protocol for remote home modification services.

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  • Conducted independent in-home and remote assessments using video-conferencing technology.
  • Compared results from remote and in-home assessments for agreement on accessibility issues and measurements.

    • Main Results:

    • Remote assessments correctly identified 86.4% of accessibility problems found during in-home assessments.
    • Remote assessments identified only 8.9% of problems not found during in-home assessments.
    • 90% of quantitative measurements from remote assessments matched those from in-home assessments.

    Conclusions:

    • Remote telerehabilitation assessments show significant potential for diagnosing home accessibility problems.
    • This technology enables specialists to recommend modifications regardless of client or specialist location.
    • Teleconferencing facilitates independent living for patients by ensuring accessible home environments.