Measuring Self-Reported Access to Assistive Technology Using the WHO Rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) Questionnaire: Protocol for a Multi-Country Study

Wei Zhang, Arne H. Eide, Wesley Pryor, Chapal Khasnabis and Johan Borg
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Wei Zhang: Assistive Technology Access Team, Health Product Policy and Standards Department, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Arne H. Eide: Department of Health Research, SINTEF Digital, N-0373 Oslo, Norway
Wesley Pryor: Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, 3010 Melbourne, Australia
Chapal Khasnabis: Assistive Technology Access Team, Health Product Policy and Standards Department, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Johan Borg: School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, SE-791 88 Falun, Sweden

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-8

Abstract: In 2018, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on improving access to assistive technology (AT), and mandated the WHO to prepare a global report on assistive technology based on the best available evidence and international experience. As limited data on access to AT at country and global levels were available, there was a need to conduct representative population surveys in order to inform the development of the global report, national AT programs, and global initiatives. The objective of this protocol is to describe a multi-country study of access to assistive technology in six self-reported areas: use, source, payer, satisfaction, unmet need, and barriers. In collaboration with WHO Regional and Country offices, Member States, and other stakeholders, the Assistive Technology Access team in WHO coordinates the study. Data are collected through household surveys using the rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) questionnaire. Findings from the surveys will be published in the global report.

Keywords: access to health services; assistive technology; barriers to access; prevalence of need; prevalence of use; representative population survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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