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Jacobs K, Leopold A, Hendricks DJ, et al. Project Career: Perceived benefits of iPad apps among college students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Work. 2017;58(1):45-50doi: 10.3233/WOR-172596.
Jacobs, K., Leopold, A., Hendricks, D. J., Sampson, E., Nardone, A., Lopez, K. B., Rumrill, P., Stauffer, C., Elias, E., Scherer, M., & Dembe, J. (2017). Project Career: Perceived benefits of iPad apps among college students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Work (Reading, Mass.), 58(1), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-172596
Jacobs, K, et al. "Project Career: Perceived benefits of iPad apps among college students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)." Work (Reading, Mass.) vol. 58,1 (2017): 45-50. doi: https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-172596
Jacobs K, Leopold A, Hendricks DJ, Sampson E, Nardone A, Lopez KB, Rumrill P, Stauffer C, Elias E, Scherer M, Dembe J. Project Career: Perceived benefits of iPad apps among college students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Work. 2017 Sep 14;58(1):45-50. doi: 10.3233/WOR-172596. PMID: 28922175.
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Work. 2017 Sep 14;58(1):45-50. doi: 10.3233/WOR-172596.

Project Career: Perceived benefits of iPad apps among college students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Work (Reading, Mass.)

K Jacobs, A Leopold, D J Hendricks, E Sampson, A Nardone, K B Lopez, P Rumrill, C Stauffer, E Elias, M Scherer, J Dembe

Affiliations

  1. Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
  2. JBS International, Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA.
  3. West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
  4. Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
  5. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.

PMID: 28922175 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-172596

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Project Career is an interprofessional five-year development project designed to improve academic and employment success of undergraduate students with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at two- and four-year colleges and universities. Students receive technology in the form of iPad applications ("apps") to support them in and out of the classroom.

OBJECTIVE: To assess participants' perspectives on technology at baseline and perceived benefit of apps after 6 and 12 months of use.

METHODS: This article address a component of a larger study. Participants included 50 college-aged students with traumatic brain injuries. Statistical analysis included data from two Matching Person and Technology (MPT) assessment forms, including the Survey of Technology Use at baseline and the Assistive Technology Use Follow-Up Survey: Apps Currently Using, administered at 6- and 12-months re-evaluation. Analyses included frequencies and descriptives.

RESULTS: Average scores at baseline indicated positive perspectives on technology. At 6 months, quality of life (67%) and academics (76%) improved moderately or more from the use of iPad apps. At 12 months, quality of life (65%) and academics (82%) improved moderately or more from the use of iPad apps.

CONCLUSION: Students with a TBI have positive perspectives on technology use. The results on perceived benefit of apps indicated that students with a TBI (including civilians and veterans) report that the apps help them perform in daily life and academic settings.

Keywords: Cognitive support technology; Matching Person and Technology (MPT) Assessment; employment; note taking; study support

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