Abstract
Introduction: assistive technology consists of resources and services that contribute to provide or extend functional skills and promote independence and social inclusion of disabled or elderly. Objective: identifying the knowledge produced in the scientific literature about contributions of assistive technology for the maintenance of the old functionality. Method: it was conducted an integrative literature review in the following databases: PubMed, Cochrane and LILACS, in May 2015, using the controlled descriptors: Aged, Aging, Self-help devices, Assistive Devices, Assistive Equipment and Assistive Technology. There were selected 13 items based on inclusion criteria. Results: there were identified the following classifications in assistive technology: augmentative and alternative communication, environment control systems, mobility aids, postural adequacy, architectural projects for accessibility and sports and leisure. Conclusion: the use of assistive technology allows the elderly to develop the functional activities of daily living safely, increase their independence and autonomy, prevent comorbidities and thereby contribute to improving the quality of life and social inclusion of the elderly.
Highlights
Assistive technology consists of resources and services that contribute to provide or extend functional skills and promote independence and social inclusion of disabled or elderly
Identification of the theme and selection of the guiding question for the research When thinking about the relevance of Assistive Technology (AT) for the improvement of the elderly and their social inclusion functionality, it made up the question that guided this study: “What are the contributions of assistive technology to increase functionality or maintenance in the elderly?”
With regard to the year of publication of the international and national journals, the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 had higher numbers of articles published in the area and there is a predominance of international databases
Summary
Assistive technology consists of resources and services that contribute to provide or extend functional skills and promote independence and social inclusion of disabled or elderly. The implementation is an essential tool for health care as well as being highlighted in relations between users and professionals [1]. This name was defined in the United States in 1988. In Brazil, the terminology was made official by the Committee on Technical Assistance (CAT) of the National Secretariat for the Promotion of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and is considered an interdisciplinary area of knowledge that encompasses product, resources, methodologies, strategies, practices and services to promote the functionality related activities and participation of people with disabilities, disability or reduced mobility and provide them with autonomy, independence, quality of life and social inclusion [2].
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