Experience of Filipinos with Spinal Cord Injury in the Use of Assistive Technology: An Occupational Justice Perspective
Table 1
Demographic information.
Pseudonyms
Age/sex/civil status
Sci level; AIS
Province
Work
Educational attainment
SES
AT device (years of experience)
Source
SUS score
Other AT & supports^
Aljur
30/M/cohabitating
C4; AIS-C
Metro Manila (urban)
Online seller
High school (not completed)
Low
Standard WC -No removable/adjustable parts (5 years)
Social welfare; donation (friend)
2.5, unacceptable
Caregiver (wife); mobile phone
Derek
51/M/married
C3; AIS-D
Metro Manila (urban)
Unemployed
Elementary
Low
Standard WC -No removable/adjustable parts (1.5 years)
Social welfare
60, marginal
Caregiver (wife)
Jeffrey
48/M/cohabitating
T12; AIS-A
Metro Manila (urban)
Vendor
Bachelors (not completed)
Low
Sports WC (25 years)
Donation (politician, church)
72.5, acceptable
Companion (wife) (for long-distance travels)
Jessica
36/F/married
T12; AIS-A
Metro Manila (urban)
Dentist
Doctor of dental medicine
Middle
Standard WC: removable armrest, movable footrest (26 years)
Health insurance (overseas)
95, acceptable
Personal assistant
John
31/M/married
C6; AIS-A
Cagayan Valley (rural)
Unemployed
High school
Poor
Standard WC, with air cushion -Removable armrest -Movable footrest (8 years)
Donation (friend)
52.5, marginal
Caregiver (wife)
Jorge
48/M/married
C4; AIS-B
Metro Manila (urban)
NGO worker
Doctor of medicine
Middle
Electric WC --&-- Reclining WC (20 years)
Out-of-pocket; donation (colleague)
82.5, acceptable
Personal assistant; mobile phone
Tado
43/M/married
T11; AIS-A
Metro Manila (urban)
Brgy. worker (radio operator)
Bachelors
Low
Electric WC --&-- Electric scooter (10 years)
Donation (relative)
100, acceptable
Caregiver (son) (for transfers only)
Ted
57/M/single
C5; AIS-B
Metro Manila (urban)
NGO worker
Bachelors (not completed)
Low
Reclining WC (20 years)
Out-of-pocket
85, acceptable
Personal assistant
Tim
24/M/single
C5; AIS-D
Metro Manila (urban)
Student
Bachelors (not completed)
Middle
Walker --&-- Standard WC -No removable/adjustable parts (2 years)
Accident compensation (private)
80, acceptable
Caregiver (maid); mobile phone
Zaldy
52/M/married
C5; AIS-B
Metro Manila (urban)
NGO worker
Bachelors (not completed)
Low
Reclining WC (16 years)
Out-of-pocket
72.5, acceptable
Personal assistant
American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale. Socioeconomic status: poor: < PHP 9,520; low income: PHP 9,520-19,040; middle income: PHP 19,040-114,240; upper income: PHP 114,240-190,400 (Albert et al., 2018). Acceptability measure: acceptable: above 70; marginal: 50-70; unacceptable: below 50 [35]. ^While all participants owned a mobile phone, only those who explicitly articulated its utility as it enables participation and rights were included in this table.
