Poster Session  |   November 2018
“My Way of Staying Connected”: The Lived Experience of Adults With Multiple Sclerosis as Everyday Technology Users
Brocha Stern, MOT, OTR/L, CHT; Samantha Gelon, BS; Kathryn Ross
Author Affiliations
  • New York University
Article Information
Multiple Sclerosis / Neurologic Conditions / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   November 2018
“My Way of Staying Connected”: The Lived Experience of Adults With Multiple Sclerosis as Everyday Technology Users
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211505086p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO2009
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2018, Vol. 72, 7211505086p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2018.72S1-PO2009
Abstract

Date Presented 4/19/2018

This constructivist grounded theory study examined the lived experience of adults with multiple sclerosis as everyday technology users. Technology was experienced as a means of fostering reciprocal connections to self and others within a context of connection to the world.

Primary Author and Speaker: Brocha Stern

Additional Authors and Speakers: Samantha Gelon, Kathryn Ross

Contributing Authors: Batsheva Becher, Ilana Goss, Stephanie Tufano, Yael Goverover