Research Article

Home Features and Assistive Technology for the Home-Bound Elderly in a Thai Suburban Community by Applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health

Table 6

Facilitators and barriers in ICF coding of homes for the home-bound elderly ().

ItemsFacilitatorNeutralBarrierNA
Products and technology (%) (%) (%) (%)

For personal use in daily living
 General products and technology48 (72.73)18 (27.27)
 Assistive products and technology66 (100.00)
 Other specifications66 (100.00)
 Unspecified66 (100.00)
For personal indoor and outdoor mobility and transportation
 General products and technology66 (100.00)
 Assistive products and technology56 (84.85)8 (12.12)2 (3.03)
 Other specifications66 (100.00)
 Unspecified66 (100.00)
For communication
 General products and technology23 (34.85)43 (65.15)
 Assistive products and technology66 (100.00)
 Other specifications66 (100.00)
 Unspecified66 (100.00)
For culture, recreation, and sport
 General products and technology66 (100.00)
 Assistive products and technology66 (100.00)
 Other specifications66 (100.00)
 Unspecified66 (100.00)
For the practice of religion and spirituality
 General products and technology66 (100.00)
 Assistive products and technology66 (100.00)
 Other specifications66 (100.00)
 Unspecified66 (100.00)
For private use
 For entering and exiting8 (12.12)58 (87.88)
 For gaining access to facilities7 (10.60)13 (19.70)46 (69.70)
 For ways of finding path routes and designating locations66 (100.00)
 For private use, other specifications66 (100.00)
 For private use, unspecified66 (100.00)

NA: not applicable.