Environmental Factors that Influence Telecommunications Use by Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy

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dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, Sonja Maria
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-27T03:54:34Z
dc.date.available2009-11-27T03:54:34Z
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.description.abstractBackground: Social participation is essential to well-being for adolescents with and without disabilities. Adolescents with a disability, however, often have fewer friendships and experience social isolation compared to their peers without disability. Telecommunications play a vital role in facilitating social participation for adolescents yet those with a disability experience reduced access. Based on the World Health Organisation’s framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) this study aimed to identify environmental factors (barriers and facilitators) that impact on participation in telecommunication use, as perceived by adolescents with cerebral palsy and their communication partners. Method: A qualitative research design was adopted using observations and in-depth interviews with five dyads of adolescents with cerebral palsy and significant communication partners. Data from interviews was analysed using qualitative content analysis to identify barriers and facilitators. Results and Conclusions: A total of 66 facilitators and 72 barriers to telecommunication use were identified. These were divided into four categories; people-related, equipment-related, support/training-related and ‘other’. A large number of interrelated people and equipment related factors were identified. Participants also identified the need for further training and support. In order to improve social participation for adolescents with disabilities, future research must investigate the development of assessment tools that accurately identify environmental barriers to telecommunication use and contribute to the development of strategies to over come these barriers.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/3205
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/5674
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Communication Disordersen
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNZCUen
dc.rightsCopyright Sonja Maria Carpenteren
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.subjectadolescentsen
dc.subjectcerebral palsyen
dc.subjectdisabilityen
dc.subjecttelecommunicationsen
dc.subjectbarriersen
dc.subjectfacilitatorsen
dc.subjectenvironmental factorsen
dc.titleEnvironmental Factors that Influence Telecommunications Use by Adolescents with Cerebral Palsyen
dc.typeTheses / Dissertations
thesis.degree.disciplineSpeech and Language Therapy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Speech and Language Therapyen
uc.bibnumber1288051
uc.collegeFaculty of Scienceen
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