Open this publication in new window or tab >>2020 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, ISSN 1103-8128, E-ISSN 1651-2014, Vol. 27, no 8, p. 601-613Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: In contemporary society internet and digital competencies are used to perform activities.
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate opportunities and risks of internet use as perceived by the parents of adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) in comparison with a national reference group of parents of adolescents.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with group comparisons using a national survey. Analyses were carried out using Fisher's exact test and logistic regression to control for confounding factors.
Results: A significantly higher proportion of parents of adolescents with ID perceive opportunities associated with internet use and playing games, and a lower proportion perceive risks with negative consequences, compared with the reference group. Significantly more parents of adolescents with ID perceive their adolescent never use smartphones and social media compared with the reference group. Fewer parents of adolescents with ID have concerns about online risks for their adolescents compared with the reference group.
Conclusion and Significance: The results provide new knowledge for occupational therapists to support positive risk-taking in internet-use for adolescents with ID, in collaboration with their parents, to enable the development of digital competencies and digital participation in everyday life in a digitalised society.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2020
Keywords
Digitalisation, digital competence, digital participation, intellectual disability, internet use, online risks, parents, participation, positive risk-taking, youths
National Category
Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-168057 (URN)10.1080/11038128.2020.1770330 (DOI)000545335500001 ()32538241 (PubMedID)
Note
Funding: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
2020-08-132020-08-132025-02-20Bibliographically approved