Assistive technology use by disability type and race: exploration of a population-based health survey

Purpose: To examine the relationships among Assistive Technology (AT) use, race, type of disability and selected other demographic characteristics. Method: Using 2009 National Health Interview Survey, descriptive statistics, statistical interactions and binary logistic regression were performed to i...

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Published in:Disability and rehabilitation: Assistive technology 2016-02, Vol.11 (2), p.124-132
Main Authors: Ilunga Tshiswaka, Daudet, Loggins Clay, Shondra, Chiu, Chung-Yi, Alston, Reginald, Lewis, Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
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Assistive technology
disability type
disparities
NHIS
race
rehabilitation
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Summary:Purpose: To examine the relationships among Assistive Technology (AT) use, race, type of disability and selected other demographic characteristics. Method: Using 2009 National Health Interview Survey, descriptive statistics, statistical interactions and binary logistic regression were performed to identify, contrast and predict the likelihood of using AT based on the type of disability among African Americans (AAs) and European Americans (EAs). Results: We found that more AAs (10% within group proportion of total AAs) used AT compared to EAs (7.5% within group proportion of total EAs). Physical (p 
ISSN:1748-3107
1748-3115
DOI:10.3109/17483107.2015.1090487