Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2024 Feb;19(2):390-396. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2022.2091169. Epub 2022 Jun 30.
Little is known about how welfare technology (WT) is used in welfare services for people with intellectual disabilities. This study aimed to explore expectations, experiences, and challenges concerning the use of WT for people with intellectual disabilities among bachelor-level intellectual disability nursing students during clinical placement.
A written reflection assignment (four open questions about using WT) was collected from 100 intellectual disability nursing students (30 males, 70 females). Four focus group discussions were also performed with 13 intellectual disability nursing students before and after their clinical placements.
Analysis of the assignments showed that "security and safety" technology was the most frequently used WT category for people with intellectual disabilities in the clinical placement settings in municipal welfare and day services. The students reported "Compensation and wellness" technology as the top category to promote the quality of services for people with intellectual disabilities. However, people with intellectual disabilities mostly used WT for "Social contact". Students were mainly positive towards WT and believed it could improve the service quality and the everyday lives of this group. However, the students requested to learn more about WT and ethical issues regarding WT before clinical placement. Additionally, they experienced a lack of knowledge, focus, and awareness about technology in services for this group.
The findings suggest that although intellectual disability nursing students have a positive attitude towards using WT for people with intellectual disabilities, they require more skill training and ethical knowledge before entering clinical practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONStudents were mainly positive towards welfare technology and believed that it could improve the service quality and the everyday lives of people with intellectual disabilities.Before their clinical placement, intellectual disability nursing students requested to learn more about welfare technology and ethical issues regarding welfare technology."Security and safety" technology was the most used category for people with intellectual disabilities in the municipal welfare and day services."Social contact" technology was the most used category by people with intellectual disabilities.
对于福利技术（WT）在智障人士福利服务中的应用方式，我们知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨本科智障护理学生在临床实习期间对智障人士使用 WT 的期望、经验和挑战。
从 100 名智障护理学生（30 名男性，70 名女性）中收集了一份书面反思作业（关于使用 WT 的四个开放性问题）。在临床实习前后，还对 13 名智障护理学生进行了四次焦点小组讨论。
对作业的分析表明，在市福利和日间服务的临床安置环境中，“安全和保障”技术是智障人士最常使用的 WT 类别。学生们报告说，“补偿和健康”技术是提高智障人士服务质量的首选类别。然而，智障人士大多使用 WT 进行“社会联系”。学生们对 WT 持积极态度，并认为它可以提高服务质量和这群人的日常生活质量。然而，学生们要求在临床实习前更多地了解 WT 和与 WT 相关的伦理问题。此外，他们在服务智障人士时感到缺乏知识、关注和对技术的认识。
研究结果表明，尽管智障护理学生对智障人士使用 WT 持积极态度，但他们在进入临床实践之前需要更多的技能培训和伦理知识。
学生们对福利技术持积极态度，并认为它可以提高智障人士的服务质量和日常生活质量。在临床实习之前，智障护理学生要求更多地了解福利技术和福利技术相关的伦理问题。“安全和保障”技术是智障人士在市福利和日间服务中使用最多的类别。“社会联系”技术是智障人士使用最多的类别。
