Purpose: Toileting is an activity of daily living that is often difficult to perform independently for rehabilitation patients, which can be detrimental to the patient’s self-esteem and hygiene. Technology-Assisted Toilets (TATs) are commercially-available toilet seats which clean the user with a stream of water, and have a fan for drying. TATs are operated by a wall-mounted remote control. This thesis investigated whether TATs could improve stroke and geriatric rehabilitation patients’ ability to clean themselves independently after a bowel movement, and improve psychosocial outcomes when toileting. Methods: Stroke rehabilitation participants answered the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scales (PIADS) to assess the psychosocial impact of their regular toileting, then used the TAT for a bowel movement on three occasions. In geriatric rehabilitation, participants completed two bowel movement trials; one using regular toileting and one using the TAT. In both studies, participants answered the PIADS and were visually assessed for cleanliness after each trial. Results: Stroke rehabilitation patients had significantly higher PIADS when using the TAT. TATs cleaned participants completely in 73% of BM trials. In geriatric rehabilitation, participants gave TATs higher PIADS scores than regular toileting, but the difference was not statistically significant. Cleanliness level was equal between TAT and regular toileting. Conclusions: These pilot studies show that TATs have the potential to be useful assistive devices for stroke and geriatric rehabilitation patients who have difficulty cleaning themselves independently in the bathroom. PIADS scores in both studies suggest that participants would be unlikely to abandon using TATs.

Orientador: Gustavo Luis Gutierrez / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Física / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T21:34:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FerreiradosSantos_Renata_M.pdf: 1050876 bytes, checksum: 3c5d54ed6fd897da80fa445cddcb30e3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Em virtude do grande avanço tecnológico, e do crescente debate relacionado à deficiência nos últimos anos, este trabalho busca compreender se as Tecnologias Assistivas exercem algum tipo de influência na qualidade de vida de pessoas com deficiência. Foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas com pessoas com deficiência física/motora, deficiência visual, e deficiência auditiva. Esta pesquisa reflexiva apresenta alguns aspectos relacionados ao histórico, terminologias, e modelos conceituais empregados à deficiência. Além disso, relata de que forma as mudanças sociais contribuíram para a inserção de novas tecnologias, enfatizando a Tecnologia Assistiva. O conteúdo obtido nas entrevistas foi relacionado às obras de autores de referência, e por meio de análise interpretativa, concluímos que as Tecnologias Assistivas geram impactos significantes na qualidade de vida de pessoas com deficiência. Elas são facilitadoras de atividades, promovem autonomia e independência, contribuem positivamente para o estabelecimento e manutenção de relações sociais, e são estimuladoras no processo de reabilitação de pessoas com deficiência / Abstract: Because of the great technological advances, and the growing debate related to disabilities in recent years, this paper seeks to understand whether the Assistive Technologies exert some kind of influence on the quality of life of people with disabilities. We conducted semi-structured interviews with people with physical / motor impairment, visual impairment, and hearing impairment. This reflective study presents some aspects related to the history, terminology and conceptual employees disability models. In addition, reports of how social changes have contributed to the introduction of new technologies, emphasizing the Assistive Technology. The contents obtained in the interviews was related to the works of major authors, and through interpretative analysis, we conclude that the Assistive Technologies generate significant impacts on the quality of life of people with disabilities. They are activities that facilitate, promote autonomy and independence, contribute positively to the establishment and maintenance of social relationships and are stimulating the process of rehabilitation of people with disabilities / Mestrado / Atividade Fisica Adaptada / Mestra em Educação Física

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