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. 2024 Apr 11:1-10.
doi: 10.1080/10400435.2024.2322722. Online ahead of print.

Factors impacting community living outcomes among former long-term nursing home residents using the interdependence-Human Activity Assistive Technology (i-HAAT) model

Fani N Lee  1 , Fabricio Balcazar  1 , Kelly Hsieh  1 , Brenda Sposato Bonfiglio  1 , Sarah Parker Harris  1 , Heather A Feldner  2
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Factors impacting community living outcomes among former long-term nursing home residents using the interdependence-Human Activity Assistive Technology (i-HAAT) model

Fani N Lee et al. Assist Technol. .

Abstract

Despite an increased application of social theory in assistive technology (AT) outcomes research, there continues to be a gap in integrating AT conceptual models in research design, data analysis, and results interpretation. This paper merged two preexisting AT models, the Human Activity Assistive Technology model (HAAT) and the interdependence frame for AT into a novel framework, the interdependence-HAAT model (i-HAAT). This model was used to examine the outcomes of former long-term nursing home residents using AT. The model was also used as a framework to facilitate quantitative variable identification and categorization, emphasize the interconnectivity between domain variables, and explore the infrastructural supports necessary for the successful community reintegration of deinstitutionalized AT users. Meaningful integration of theory into practice is the essential next step in generating socially responsive research that addresses AT consumer needs and moves the field forward.

Keywords: HAAT; assistive technology; community living; interdependence; outcomes.

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