Danemayer, Jamie and Boggs, Dorothy and Smith, Emma M. and Ramos, Vinicius Delgado and Battistella, Linamara Rizzo and Holloway, Cathy and Polack, Sarah
(2021)
Measuring assistive technology supply and demand: A scoping review.
Assistive Technology, 33 (sup1).
S35-S49.
ISSN 1040-0435
Abstract
The supply of and market demand for assistive products (APs) are complex and influenced by diverse
stakeholders. The methods used to collect AP population-level market data are similarly varied. In this
paper, we review current population-level AP supply and demand estimation methods for five priority APs
and provide recommendations for improving national and global AP market evaluation.
Abstracts resulting from a systematic search were double-screened. Extracted data include WHO world
region, publication year, age-groups, AP domain(s), study method, and individual assessment approach.
497 records were identified. Vision-related APs comprised 65% (n = 321 studies) of the body of
literature; hearing (n = 59), mobility (n = 24), cognitive (n = 2), and studies measuring multiple domains
(n = 92) were proportionately underrepresented. To assess individual AP need, 4 unique approaches were
identified among 392 abstracts; 45% (n = 177) used self-report and 84% (n = 334) used clinical evaluation.
Study methods were categorized among 431 abstracts; Cross-sectional studies (n = 312, 72%) and
secondary analyses of cross-sectional data (n = 61, 14%) were most common. Case studies illustrating
all methods are provided.
Employing approaches and methods in the contexts where they are most well-suited to generate
standardized AP indicators will be critical to further develop comparable population-level research
informing supply and demand, ultimately expanding sustainable access to APs.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
assessment; auditory
impairment; mobility;
outcomes; service delivery;
visual impairment; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: |
18671 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1957039 |
| Depositing User: |
Emma Smith
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| Date Deposited: |
20 Jun 2024 09:26 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Assistive Technology |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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