Underuse Of Assistive Technology For Overcoming Disabilities In Daily Activities Among Community-Living Older Hispanics: Missed Opportunities

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of physical function disabilities and determine the frequency of assistive technology (AT) use among low-income older Hispanics. The prevalence of functional disabilities was 57.8%. Women were 2.86 times more likely to report a disability than men. The frequency of AT use was low. This highlights the urgent need for AT interventions to address the functional needs of older Hispanic women from low-income communities. Primary Author and Speaker: Elsa Orellano Contributing Authors: Marta Rivero-Méndez, Erick L. Suárez-Pérez, Claudia X. Boneu-Meléndez, Jefrey W. Jutai, Mauricio Lizama-Troncoso, Ivonne Z. Jiménez-Velázquez, and Nelson Varas-Diaz