Hällgren Monica, Nygård Louise, Kottorp Anders
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy , Stockholm , Sweden.
Scand J Occup Ther. 2014 May;21(3):210-8. doi: 10.3109/11038128.2013.862295. Epub 2013 Dec 12.
While the development and possibilities of technology today are commonly regarded to be unlimited, knowledge regarding the technological needs of people with mental retardation is fairly limited. The aim of this study was to enhance knowledge of perceived relevance and difficulty in using everyday technology (ET) such as stoves, cell phones, and elevators in adults with mental retardation.
120 participants with different levels of mental retardation were interviewed with the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ) about their use of such technologies in their everyday life. Analyses of variance, post hoc tests, and regression analyses were used to explore the data.
Participants with moderate and severe mental retardation differed in mean perceived difficulty from those with mild mental retardation, suggesting that increased perceived difficulty in ET use is related to the level of mental retardation. Differences between groups were also found in the proportion of items that were relevant for each person. The variables Level of Mental Retardation, Additional Disabilities, and Proportional Relevance of ET Items could together predict 67.2% of the variation in perceived difficulty in technology use. The findings also indicate that age, housing, gender, and geographical district do not covariate with perceived difficulty in ET use.
尽管当今技术的发展及其可能性通常被认为是无限的，但关于智力障碍者技术需求的知识却相当有限。本研究的目的是增进对智力障碍成年人使用炉灶、手机和电梯等日常技术（ET）的感知相关性和难度的了解。
使用日常技术使用问卷（ETUQ）对120名不同智力障碍程度的参与者进行访谈，了解他们在日常生活中对这些技术的使用情况。采用方差分析、事后检验和回归分析对数据进行探索。
中度和重度智力障碍参与者在平均感知难度上与轻度智力障碍参与者不同，这表明日常技术使用中感知难度的增加与智力障碍程度有关。在与每个人相关的项目比例方面也发现了组间差异。智力障碍程度、其他残疾以及日常技术项目的比例相关性这几个变量共同可以预测技术使用中感知难度变异的67.2%。研究结果还表明，年龄、住房、性别和地理区域与日常技术使用中的感知难度不存在协变量关系。
