Assistive technology access in longitudinal datasets: a global review

DANEMAYER, Jamie
MITRA, Sophie
HOLLOWAY, Cathy
HUSSEIN, Shereen

Publication Date 

March 2023
10 p

Functional limitations become more prevalent as populations age, emphasising an increasingly urgent need for assistive technology (AT). Critical to meeting this need trajectory is understanding AT access in older ages. Yet few publications examine this from a longitudinal perspective.

This review aims to identify and collate what data exist globally, seeking all population-based cohorts and repeated cross-sectional surveys through the Maelstrom Research Catalogue (searched May 10, 2022) and the Disability Data Report (published 2022), respectively. Datasets incorporating functional limitations modules and question(s) dedicated to AT, with a wave of data collection since 2009, were included.

 

International Journal of Population Data Science; 2023

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): IJPDS Standard Issue
 https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i1.1901

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Keywords 

Disability and social diversity; elderly; persons with disabilities; Global picture; disability indicators and data; disability prevalence; Research; literature review; longitudinal research; survey

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

research; journal article