The Use of Assistive Technology as a Tool for Family Support and Recovery Post Acquired Brain Injury

The Use of Assistive Technology as a Tool for Family Support and Recovery Post Acquired Brain Injury

Khalida Akbar
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7430-0.ch013
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Abstract

The recovery period post acquired brain injury (ABI) results in individuals becoming vastly dependent on family support and caregivers. Theoretical data and findings suggest that there is a lack of awareness and family support structures surrounding those affected by ABI. The empirical data indicated the need for further research and development aimed at improving conditions for recovery for individuals who are recovering from acquired brain injury. This chapter is aimed at creating awareness of assistive technology that can be used in conjunction with existing family support structures for people who are affected by ABI. The findings of this study have the potential to significantly contribute to practices and policies in society through research by providing a local country-contextual theoretical understanding of what needs to be done for persons with ABI and how AT can be used as a recovery tool within family support structures during the recovery process.
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Background In Understanding Acquired Brain Injury (Abi)

The level of disability in countries and regions is influenced also by physical, human-built, attitudinal and socio-political barriers, including a critical lack of access to assistive products. High-quality and comprehensive disability data are essential to address these trends and challenges.(World Health, 2019). A review of the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand found a median annual incidence rate of 691 per 100 000 population treated in emergency departments(Sakzewski et al., 2016). Distinctively, prevalence of presbyopia, moderate, and severe vision loss is highest in Armenia and Ukraine compared to Spain and Denmark, with the most substantial difference in prevalence observed for presbyopia and moderate vision loss(Larsson-Lund, Kottorp, & Malinowsky, 2017).

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