Predicting satisfaction with assistive technology for a sample of adults with new spinal cord injuries.

@article{citeulike:2620992, abstract = {To assess the validity of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment-Consumer Form for persons with a new spinal cord injury, 10 men and 10 women completed the scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Brief Symptom Inventory while in acute rehabilitation. One month postdischarge, subjects completed the Perceived Needs Inventory and rated their satisfaction with assistive technology. Significant positive correlations between items of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment and Satisfaction with Life Scale (and their significant negative correlations with scores on the Brief Symptom Inventory-Depression) suggest the selected Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment items measure quality of life (concurrent validity). Only Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment scores predicted satisfied use 1-mo. postdischarge as measured by the Perceived Needs Inventory.}, address = {University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. IMPT97@aol.com}, author = {Scherer, M. J. and Cushman, L. A. }, citeulike-article-id = {2620992}, issn = {0033-2941}, journal = {Psychological reports}, keywords = {adults, assessment, at, outcome-measure, outcomes, satisfaction, spinal}, month = {December}, number = {3 Pt 1}, pages = {981--987}, posted-at = {2008-04-01 22:23:07}, priority = {2}, title = {Predicting satisfaction with assistive technology for a sample of adults with new spinal cord injuries.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11191417}, volume = {87}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2620992 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2620992 TI - Predicting satisfaction with assistive technology for a sample of adults with new spinal cord injuries. JF - Psychological reports VL - 87 IS - 3 Pt 1 SP - 981 EP - 987 AD - University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. IMPT97@aol.com SN - 0033-2941 N2 - To assess the validity of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment-Consumer Form for persons with a new spinal cord injury, 10 men and 10 women completed the scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Brief Symptom Inventory while in acute rehabilitation. One month postdischarge, subjects completed the Perceived Needs Inventory and rated their satisfaction with assistive technology. Significant positive correlations between items of the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment and Satisfaction with Life Scale (and their significant negative correlations with scores on the Brief Symptom Inventory-Depression) suggest the selected Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment items measure quality of life (concurrent validity). Only Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment scores predicted satisfied use 1-mo. postdischarge as measured by the Perceived Needs Inventory. KW - adults KW - assessment KW - at KW - outcome-measure KW - outcomes KW - satisfaction KW - spinal AU - Scherer, MJ AU - Cushman, LA PY - 2000/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11191417 ER -