Building an effective ontology for assistive technology

Alexandra Danial-Saad; Tsvi Kuflik; Patrice L.Tamar Weiss; Naomi Schreuer

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-749

Building an effective ontology for assistive technology

Alexandra Danial-Saad, Tsvi Kuflik, Patrice L.Tamar Weiss, Naomi Schreuer

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Abstract

The aim of this paper was to develop and validate an ontology for one class of assistive technology (AT), namely physically controllable pointing devices, using the Delphi method. Six occupational therapists with AT expertise identified important items and categories to the pointing device prescription through a three-round, structured process consisting of responses to a series of questionnaires. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess the interrater reliability of items included in categories related to the pointing devices and to the user profile. During the first round, the ICC ranged from 0.19 to 0.97; this improved to ICCs ranging from 0.72 to 1.0 during the second round. A full consensus was reached by the experts during the final round which included 218 items, divided into five categories, for the pointing device list, and 168 items, divided into six categories, for the user profile list. This ontology is expected to help achieve a more systematic regulation of the AT field, leading to greater standardization and increased knowledge sharing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Assistive Technology
Subtitle of host publication	Building Bridges
Editors	Cecilia Sik-Lanyi, Peter Cudd, Klaus Miesenberger, Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	749-754
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614995654
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-749
State	Published - 2015
Event	13th European Conference on the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2015 - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 9 Sep 2015 → 12 Sep 2015

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	217
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	13th European Conference on the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2015
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	9/09/15 → 12/09/15

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© 2015 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Delphi method
Ontologies
assistive technology
pointing devices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Danial-Saad, A , Kuflik, T , Weiss, PLT & Schreuer, N 2015, Building an effective ontology for assistive technology. in C Sik-Lanyi, P Cudd, K Miesenberger & E-J Hoogerwerf (eds), Assistive Technology: Building Bridges. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 217, IOS Press, pp. 749-754, 13th European Conference on the Advancement of Assistive Technology, AAATE 2015, Budapest, Hungary, 9/09/15. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-749

Building an effective ontology for assistive technology. / Danial-Saad, Alexandra ; Kuflik, Tsvi ; Weiss, Patrice L.Tamar et al.
Assistive Technology: Building Bridges. ed. / Cecilia Sik-Lanyi; Peter Cudd; Klaus Miesenberger; Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf. IOS Press, 2015. p. 749-754 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 217).

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