Technology for Adults with Intellectual Disability: Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Background. Technologies are embedded in all daily life activities and are utilized by occupational therapy practitioners to facilitate participation; evidence on technology for adults with intellectual disability (ID) can support practice with the population. Purpose. Summarize the evidence on technology to support adults with ID. Method. Secondary analysis of a scoping review of articles published between 2002 and 2018. Articles in the original scoping review addressed participation, assessment, or interventions with adults with ID. Authors completed a secondary analysis of 159 articles to identify articles with information on technology. Findings. In total, 56 articles met the inclusion criteria. Technology categories were cognitive supports, mainstream techn

SUBMITTER: Johnson KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647906 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature