期刊名称：Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
印刷版ISSN：2245-8875
出版年度：2020
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：48-69
DOI：10.21307/sjcapp-2020-006
语种：English
出版社：Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
摘要：Background:Wearable technology (WT) to measure and support social and non-social functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been a growing interest of researchers over the past decade. There is however limited understanding of the WTs currently available for autistic individuals, and how they measure functioning in this population.Objective:This scoping review explored the use of WTs for measuring and supporting abilities, disabilities and functional skills in autistic youth.Method:Four electronic databases were searched to identify literature investigating the use of WT in autistic youth, resulting in a total of 33 studies being reviewed. Descriptive and content analysis was conducted, with studies subsequently mapped to the ASD International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core-sets and the ICF Child and Youth Version (ICF-CY).Results:Studies were predominately pilot studies for novel devices. WTs measured a range of physiological and behavioural functions to objectively measure stereotypical motor movements, social function, communication, and emotion regulation in autistic youth in the context of a range of environments and activities.Conclusions:While this review raises promising prospects for the use of WTs for autistic youth, the current evidence is limited and requires further investigation.
