The document describes an assistive technology device called the Card Room Caddie that was designed to help poker players who use walkers independently participate in poker tournaments. The Card Room Caddie attaches to walkers and provides a tray to hold poker chips, money, and a drink. It allows players to transport their belongings from table to table as required in tournaments. Research shows engagement in leisure activities benefits health, and the device promotes participation in the meaningful occupation of playing poker.
The document describes an assistive technology device called the Card Room Caddie that was designed to help poker players who use walkers independently participate in poker tournaments. The Card Room Caddie attaches to walkers and provides a tray to hold poker chips, money, and a drink. It allows players to transport their belongings from table to table as required in tournaments. Research shows engagement in leisure activities benefits health, and the device promotes participation in the meaningful occupation of playing poker.
The document describes an assistive technology device called the Card Room Caddie that was designed to help poker players who use walkers independently participate in poker tournaments. The Card Room Caddie attaches to walkers and provides a tray to hold poker chips, money, and a drink. It allows players to transport their belongings from table to table as required in tournaments. Research shows engagement in leisure activities benefits health, and the device promotes participation in the meaningful occupation of playing poker.
The document describes an assistive technology device called the Card Room Caddie that was designed to help poker players who use walkers independently participate in poker tournaments. The Card Room Caddie attaches to walkers and provides a tray to hold poker chips, money, and a drink. It allows players to transport their belongings from table to table as required in tournaments. Research shows engagement in leisure activities benefits health, and the device promotes participation in the meaningful occupation of playing poker.
Introduction An assistive technology (AT) device refers to any hardware or software utilized by an individual who has a disability to accomplish a task. AT can be designed and modified to fit the needs of an individual (Cook & Polgar, 2015). Performing everyday tasks can be difficult for individuals with disabilities. Occupational therapists (OTs) have extensive education regarding different diagnoses, activity analysis, and identifying performance skills. Utilizing professional background and creativity, OTs can create solutions to make everyday tasks easier for individuals. Population Card rooms in Las Vegas are frequented by many people daily including individuals that utilize walkers for functional mobility. Walkers may be used to compensate for deficits in balance and strength, to decrease pain, and to decrease weight bearing (Bolding, Adler, TiptonBurton, Verran, & Lillie, 2013). The requirement of a walker for functional mobility may be caused by a variety of elements unique to each individual. Deficits may include weakness, insufficient endurance, balance problems, and decreased safety. Walkers help support the body weight through the arms during gait (Bolding et al., 2013). Walkers require the use of both arms. Without use of the arms, it is unsafe to carry items which makes ambulating through a card room especially difficult. Carrying casino chips, handling money, and holding a drink are common tasks when participating in the occupation of playing a poker tournament. Every card room in Las Vegas offers a variety of tournament options that have a large demographic of older participants. Poker tournaments can start with hundreds of tables. As players get eliminated, tables are combined. The players have to transport their chips, drink, and belongings to the new table. This process occurs frequently throughout the tournament until the
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remaining players are seated at a single, final table. Tournaments are on a timed schedule with the blinds constantly increasing. Players who are not able to quickly move to the new seat are at a disadvantage because only seated players can play the dealt hands. It is common for players to have multiple racks of chips that have to be gathered and transported to their new seat along with personal belonging. Card rooms have employees to assist but they are not always readily available. Many individuals do not want to rely on the assistance of others. These individuals could greatly benefit from a device that would enable them to independently accomplish the functional activities involved with participating in tournament poker. Device Description Watching poker players struggle to engage in their leisure occupation due to the constraints of using a walker for functional mobility led to the creation of the Card Room Caddie. The Card Room Caddie is an assistive technology device designed to assist individuals who use walkers participate in poker tournaments. The device acts as a tray with a special area designed to hold a rack of chips, a protected money holder that is easily assessable, and a functional drink holder with motion control capabilities. The Card Room Caddie is designed to be a removable device and is placed on top of the walker. It is twenty-four inches wide, nineteen inches deep, and half of an inch thick. A top layer of quarter inch oak plywood was chosen for its lightweight and strength. A quarter inch foam poster board serves as extra support. A felt covering provides a soft, non-slide surface. Engagement The Card Room Caddie enables the independent transport of poker chips and belongings from table to table during the duration of a poker tournament. This ability gives poker players
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who utilize walkers for mobility the freedom to independently participate in a meaningful occupation. The growing body of literature on the relationship between leisure engagement and health suggest that leisure can contribute to the physical, mental, social and spiritual dimensions of health (Payne, Mowen, & Montoro-Rodriquez, 2006). Cost Analysis The Card Room Caddie was developed using materials purchased from five separate stores with the total cost of $38.53 (see Table 1). The creation of the device required several onhand tools including a jigsaw, electric sander, power drill, screwdriver, and hot glue gun. The motion controlled drink holder was created by repurposing the drink holder from a lawn chair. Table 1. Costs of Purchased Materials for Card Room Caddie Item Vendor 1/4-2-4 Oak Lowes 1/2in x 1/2in x 8ft Pine Lowes 2 Felt 36 x 36 Michaels Craftwood 3 x 9.5 Michaels Middle hinges The Home Depot 1/4in Staples The Home Depot Foam board Walmart Chip rack The Gamblers General Store SubTotal 8.1% Tax Total
There are devices similar to the Card Room Caddie (see Table 2). However, these devices do not meet the specific needs of the targeted population. With the built in chip holder, the Card Room Caddie makes it possible to securely transport a rack of chips. The motion controlled drink holder limits the chance of spillage. The money holder with closure gives card room patrons a protected place to store valuables. The Card Room Caddie is an original adaptive
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device uniquely designed to enhance the occupational performance of tournament poker players who utilize walkers for mobility. Table 2. Similar Items Available Item
Literature Review Everard, Lach, Fisher, and Baum (2000) examined the relationship of engagement, as activity and social support, to successful aging. The study assessed the relationship between active engagement with life and functioning in a convenience sample of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older. The researchers utilized activity checklist questionnaires designed to
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measure the frequency of participation in instrumental activities, social activities, high-demand
leisure activities and low-demand leisure activities. Results showed that maintenance of all activities correlated with physical health scores but especially high-demand leisure activities. Participants that engaged in more low-demand leisure activities had higher mental health scores (Everard et al., 2000). The study supports the development of the Card Room Caddie to promote the low-demand leisure activity, poker. Poker is a social card game that requires a high level of cognition. Low-demand leisure activities are important for successful aging because they promote mental health and can replace more demanding activities after a change in health status (Everard et al., 2000). Fear of falling can lead to activity avoidance or reduction. Schepens, Sen, Painter, and Murphy (2012) conducted a meta-analysis comparing community-dwelling older adults fallrelated efficacy to measures of activity or participation. After an examination of 20 crosssectional and prospective studies, the researchers found a strong positive relationship between fall-related efficacy and activity. The Card Room Caddie enables proper use of the walker with both hands on the handles. Proper use of the walker reduces the risk of fall which promotes confidence. Free from the fear of falling, poker players utilizing the Card Room Caddie do not have to avoid or reduce a meaningful occupation.
Conclusion The Card Room Caddie is an adaptive device that enhances the engagement in a meaningful leisure occupation. With trial and error, the device came to fruition proving that creativity and logic can help improve occupational performance. With the assistance of the Card
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Room Caddie, tournament poker players who utilize walkers can independently participate in the occupation, promoting health and well-being.
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References Bolding, D., Adler, C., Tipton-Burton, M., Verran, A., & Lillie, S. M. (2013). Mobility. In H. M. Pendleton & W. Schultz-Krohn (Eds.), Pedrettis occupational therapy practice skills for dysfunction (7th ed., pp. 233-294). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. Cook, A., & Polgar, J. (2015). Assistive technologies: Principles and practice (4th ed.) St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier. Everard, K. M., Lach, H. W., Fisher, E. B., & Baum, M. C., (2000). Relationship of activity and social support to the functional health of older adults. Journal of Gerontology, 55(4), 208212. Payne, L. L., Mowen, A. J., & Montoro-Rodriguez, J. (2006). The role of leisure style in maintaining the health of older adults with arthritis. Journal of Leisure Research, 38(1), 20-45. Schepens, S., Sen, A., Painter, J. A., & Murphy, S. L. (2012). Relationship between fall-related efficacy and activity engagement in community-dwelling older adults: A meta-analytic review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66, 137-148. doi:10.5014/ajot.2012.001156
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