IMPACT2 Model Diagram demonstrating the various components of the model

IMPACT2 Model Diagram demonstrating the various components of the model
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IMPACT2 Model Diagram demonstrating the various components of the model

Essential Description (Caption):

Diagram of the IMPACT2 model which is used to describe the relationship between intervention approaches and optimization of function of people with disabilities as well as delineating variables necessary to understand assistive technology intervention outcomes. The diagram breaks intervention into six stages in order to better describe their outcomes.

Detailed Description (Description):

A complex, multicolored flow chart labeled "The IMPAT^2 Model" At the top there is a horizontal arrow facing to the right. This arrow has 5 eqidistant lines coming down from it connecting to 5 white boxes labled in black. These boxes form columns below, and from left to right are labeled "Context", "Baseline", "Intervention Approaches", "Outcomes Covarieties, and "Outcomes". Beneath context in the first column is a tall light green box, labeled "Environment" at the top. Overlayed on this box is a short and wide yellow box, labeled "task" at the left, with a skinny and tall white box overlayed on that one. The White box contains the label "Person" and has a black and white cartoon of an individual in a suit in a wheelchair. Below these boxes is a lavender box with two long yellow boxes inside it, Labeled "Health Promotion" and "Universal Design". There are two dollar signs to the right of this box. Below this is a White box with purple font labeled "PRE-INTERVENTION". There is a black arrow pointing from the purple box up to the boxes above it. Under Baseline there is one blue box next to the white/yellow boxes, labeled "Function". There are two dollar signs below this box. There is an arrow coming from the yellow box pointing to the blue, and there is another black arrow pointing from this box to the right. Under the next column is six horizontal boxes stacked vertically. The top two and bottom three are yellow with the third box being pink, Each box is labeled with an intervention approach. There is a line coming from both sides of each box, and is connected vertically. There are two dollar signs to the right of "INTERVENTION APPROACHES". Under the next column to the right there is an orange square labeled "Precursor Varuables". There is a black line coming from the column of the left, and an arrow going to the next box on the right. Coming off the orange box there is a large, square shaped orange dialog box which spans across the last two columns. This box contains Two Horizontal lavender colored boxes. The top one is devided in two with two white boxes on each side. The left side is labeled "satisfaction", the right side is labeled "Dissatisfaction" and the white boxes say "service" and "disservice" on each side. Below is a double sided arrow to the other lavender box which contains two white boxes labeled "Use" and "Discontinuance" respectively. In the final column there is a light blue box resembling the box from the second column, also labeled "Function" with two dollar signs below it. At the bottom there is copyright information and the R2D2 Center Logo.