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 7

Assistive technology in the home for the elderly ().

Assistive devices		Usability				Meeting the requirements
	(%)	None	Scarce	Average	Frequent	Yes	No
For personal use in daily living
Dentures	23; (34.85)	7; (10.61)	3; (4.55)	3; (4.55)	10; (15.15)	12; (18.18)	11; (16.67)
Remote controls for a TV	48; (72.73)	18; (27.27)	4; (6.06)	13; (19.70)	13; (19.70)	30; (45.45)	18; (27.27)
For personal indoor and outdoor mobility and transportation
Cane	33; (50.00)	8; (12.12)	8; (12.12)	8; (12.12)	9; (13.64)	25; (37.88)	8; (12.12)
Walking frame	18; (27.27)	—	—	5; (7.57)	13; (19.70)	18; (100.00)	—
Wheelchair	5; (7.57)	—	—	2; (3.02)	3; (4.55)	5; (7.58)	—
For communication
Spectacles	23; (34.85)	3; (4.55)	10; (15.15)	5; (7.58)	5; (7.58)	18; (27.27)	5; (7.58)
For entering and exiting private buildings
Portable ramps	8; (12.12)	—	—	—	8; (12.12)	8; (12.12)	—
For gaining access to facilities in private buildings
Bedside rails	8; (12.12)	—	—	—	8; (12.12)	8; (12.12)	—
Commode chair	7; (10.61)	—	—	—	7; (10.61)	7; (10.61)	—