Family Impact of Assistive Technology Scale for Adaptive Seating (FIATS-AS)
About the FIATS-AS
The Family Impact of Assistive Technology Scale for Adaptive Seating (FIATS-AS) scale or Measure de l'Impact des Aides Techniques sur la Famillie (MIAT-F) is a 64-item, parent-report questionnaire that measures functional status and change over time in key child and family domains that may be influenced by adaptive seating interventions. Parents read each item and indicate the degree to which they agree or disagree on a 7-point Likert rating scale.
The FIATS-AS scale has nine dimensions with items exclusively assigned to each. The dimensions include four child-related factors (autonomy, contentment, doing activities, family/social interaction) and four parent- and family-related factors (caregiver relief, effort, safety, supervision). A ninth dimension (technology acceptance) is standalone scale embedded within the FIATS-AS to measure the moderating effect of parental receptiveness of assistive technology.
Application
The FIATS-AS scale may be used for research, program evaluation, and clinical applications. An accompanying syntax document defines the dimensions and details the item assignment and logic to score the FIATS-AS scale and its individual dimensions. The following articles provide examples of the research and program evaluation applications for the FIATS-AS scale:
- Ryan SE, Campbell KA, Rigby PJ, Fishbein-Germon B, Hubley D, Chan B. The impact of adaptive seating devices on the lives of young children with cerebral palsy and their families. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jan;90(1):27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.011.
- Ryan SE, Sawatzky B, Campbell KA, Rigby PJ, Montpetit K, Roxborough L, McKeever PD. Functional outcomes associated with adaptive seating interventions in children and youth with wheeled mobility needs. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 May;95(5):825-31. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.09.001.
A clinical scoring workbook (Excel) automates the scale scoring and produces outcome reports for clinical settings. Learn more about the clinical application and use guidelines for the FIATS-AS scale here:
- Stier CD, Chieu IB, Howell L, Ryan SE. Exploring the functional impact of adaptive seating on the lives of individual children and their families: a collective case study. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2017 Jul;12(5):450-456. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2016.1139634.
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- FIATS-AS Questionnaire
- Clinical Scoring Report
- Scoring Syntax
researchers
- Stephen Ryan
- Kent Campbell
- Patricia Rigby
- Barbara Gibson
Languages Available
- English
- French
Publications
- Stier CD, Chieu IB, Howell L, Ryan SE. Exploring the functional impact of adaptive seating on the lives of individual children and their families: a collective case study. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2017 Jul;12(5):450-456. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2016.1139634.
- Ryan SE, Sawatzky B, Campbell KA, Rigby PJ, Montpetit K, Roxborough L, McKeever PD. Functional outcomes associated with adaptive seating interventions in children and youth with wheeled mobility needs. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 May;95(5):825-31. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.09.001.
- Ryan SE, Campbell KA, Rigby PJ, Fishbein-Germon B, Hubley D, Chan B. The impact of adaptive seating devices on the lives of young children with cerebral palsy and their families. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jan;90(1):27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.011.
- Ryan SE, Campbell KA, Rigby PJ. Reliability of the family impact of assistive technology scale for families of young children with cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Nov;88(11):1436-40. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.777.
- Ryan S, Campbell KA, Rigby P, Germon B, Chan B, Hubley D. Development of the new Family Impact of Assistive Technology Scale. Int J Rehabil Res. 2006 Sep;29(3):195-200. doi: 10.1097/01.mrr.0000210051.94420.1b.
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