Measuring Self-Reported Access to Assistive Technology Using the WHO Rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) Questionnaire: Protocol for a Multi-Country Study

被引：13

作者：

Zhang, Wei ^{[1
]}

Eide, Arne H. ^{[2
]}

Pryor, Wesley ^{[3
]}

Khasnabis, Chapal ^{[1
]}

Borg, Johan ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] WHO, Assist Technol Access Team, Hlth Product Policy & Stand Dept, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

[2] SINTEF Digital, Dept Hlth Res, N-0373 Oslo, Norway

[3] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Populat & Global Hlth, Nossal Inst Global Hlth, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia

[4] Dalarna Univ, Sch Hlth & Welf, SE-79188 Falun, Sweden

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2021年 / 18卷 / 24期

关键词：

access to health services; assistive technology; barriers to access; prevalence of need; prevalence of use; representative population survey;

D O I：

10.3390/ijerph182413336

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

In 2018, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on improving access to assistive technology (AT), and mandated the WHO to prepare a global report on assistive technology based on the best available evidence and international experience. As limited data on access to AT at country and global levels were available, there was a need to conduct representative population surveys in order to inform the development of the global report, national AT programs, and global initiatives. The objective of this protocol is to describe a multi-country study of access to assistive technology in six self-reported areas: use, source, payer, satisfaction, unmet need, and barriers. In collaboration with WHO Regional and Country offices, Member States, and other stakeholders, the Assistive Technology Access team in WHO coordinates the study. Data are collected through household surveys using the rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) questionnaire. Findings from the surveys will be published in the global report.

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