Kaptain Rina Juel, Helle Tina, Larsen Stina Meyer
Department of Occupational Therapy, University College North, Aalborg, Denmark.
Department of Occupational Therapy and Program for Rehabilitation, VIA University College, Aarhus, Denmark.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2025 May;20(4):742-756. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2431627. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
People living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) encounter challenges in everyday life activities due to symptoms like breathlessness and fatigue. Compensatory strategies, such as using everyday technology (mechanical, electronic and digital equipment and functions encountered daily) and assistive technology (products, instruments, or equipment adapted or designed to improve functioning of people with disabilities), are crucial for supporting everyday life activities; thus, it is essential to explore therapeutic potentials of these technologies. The present review aims to synthesise research literature concerning the use of everyday technology and assistive technology to support everyday activities among persons living with COPD. A narrative review was conducted with a systematic search in five bibliographic databases. Three sets of search terms were used: (i) everyday technology, assistive technology, and related terms, (ii) everyday life activities and related terms, and (iii) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related terms. Screening resulted in 26 included articles.Following the American Occupational Therapy Association framework, the identified articles show six categories of everyday life activities supported by everyday technologies and assistive technologies: health management, social participation, activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, leisure, and rest and sleep. Most articles focus on everyday technology for health management; however, everyday technology may hold unexpected potential to support a broader array of everyday life activities. Little is known about assistive technology to support everyday life activities for people with COPD, though it is described as crucial for independence and energy conservation.
慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）患者在日常生活活动中会因呼吸急促和疲劳等症状而面临挑战。补偿策略，如使用日常技术（机械、电子和数字设备以及日常遇到的功能）和辅助技术（为改善残疾人功能而改编或设计的产品、仪器或设备），对于支持日常生活活动至关重要；因此，探索这些技术的治疗潜力至关重要。本综述旨在综合有关使用日常技术和辅助技术来支持COPD患者日常活动的研究文献。通过在五个文献数据库中进行系统检索开展了一项叙述性综述。使用了三组检索词：（i）日常技术、辅助技术及相关术语，（ii）日常生活活动及相关术语，以及（iii）慢性阻塞性肺疾病及相关术语。筛选后纳入26篇文章。按照美国职业治疗协会的框架，所纳入的文章显示日常技术和辅助技术支持的日常生活活动有六类：健康管理、社会参与、日常生活活动、工具性日常生活活动、休闲以及休息和睡眠。大多数文章关注用于健康管理的日常技术；然而，日常技术可能具有支持更广泛日常生活活动的意外潜力。尽管辅助技术被认为对独立性和节能至关重要，但对于支持COPD患者日常生活活动的辅助技术了解甚少。
