title: Gaze-based assistive technology in daily activities in children with severe physical impairments-An intervention study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish the impact of a gaze-based assistive technology (AT) intervention on activity repertoire, autonomous use, and goal attainment in children with severe physical impairments, and to examine parents' satisfaction with the gaze-based AT and with services related to the gaze-based AT intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Non-experimental multiple case study with before, after, and follow-up design. Ten children with severe physical impairments without speaking ability (aged 1-15 years) participated in gaze-based AT intervention for 9-10 months, during which period the gaze-based AT was implemented in daily activities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Repertoire of computer activities increased for seven children. All children had sustained usage of gaze-based AT in daily activities at follow-up, all had attained goals, and parents' satisfaction with the AT and with services was high.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The gaze-based AT intervention was effective in guiding parents and teachers to continue supporting the children to perform activities with the AT after the intervention program.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social and Welfare Studies , Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden.|b Folke Bernadotte Regional Habilitation Centre and Department of Women´s and Children´s Health , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borgestig
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social and Welfare Studies , Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sandqvist
authors.affiliation: b Folke Bernadotte Regional Habilitation Centre and Department of Women´s and Children´s Health , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ahlsten
authors.affiliation: c School of Occupational Therapy & Social Work, Curtin University , Perth , WA , Australia.|d School of Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia.|e Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences (IMH), Faculty of Health Sciences , Linköping University & Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, UHL, County Council , Linköping , Sweden.
authors.forename: Torbjörn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Falkmer
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social and Welfare Studies , Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hemmingsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D065187:Controlled Before-After Studies; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D053483:Eye Movement Measurements; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cerebral palsy; computer activities; eye-tracking technology; goal achievement; self-help devices