Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
People with disabilities (PWD) and care partners are increasingly encouraged to succeed at home after a hospitalization or significant health related event. Success at home is key to independence and engagement in the community. The convergence of emerging technologies such as smart homes, aging in place technologies, and new product manufacturing have generated substantial opportunities to improve methods for helping PWD and care partners optimize success with independent living in the community. However, designing good home interventions is daunting for many PWD, care partners, and rehabilitation service providers. Successful independent living today requires the successful integration of technology and the home which is complex and highly specialized. Our team has recently developed a state-of-the-science home evaluation mobile app called HESTIA to help novices collect comprehensive home evaluation data. Our next step is to transform assessment problem lists into successful intervention plans and help PWD and care partners do this independently. This project uses expert practitioner and computer predictive modeling to assist PWDs, novice practitioners, and paraprofessionals develop high quality evaluation reports and intervention plans that include assistive technology for the home. Goal: Develop HESTIA-NextGen decision-assist software for real-time home intervention planning. Population: PWD and care partners needing a new or refreshed home function intervention plan. This includes people with new disabilities, those with chronic challenges, and of all ages. Objectives: 1. Develop and test a HESTIA-NextGen app suite. a. Refine and test the HESTIApro app as an intervention planning tool for rehabilitation service providers. b. Create and pilot the myHESTIA as an app for PWD and care partners. 2. Implement a comprehensive knowledge translation plan. Outcomes: Facilitate successful independent living by optimizing the integration of assistive technology into the independent living of PWD with a simple-to-use set of apps for rehabilitation service providers, PWD, and care partners. Products: HESTIA-NextGen mobile apps will be in beta use by the end of the 3-year project. HESTIA-NextGen deploys expert PAR, content and technical development teams from 4 universities overseen by a comprehensive evaluation and advisory board.
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