The impact of experience and heuristics on everyday decisions to use mobility devices: The need for control in nine African-American older adults

A Copolillo, C Collins, NR Randall… - Physical & Occupational …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Nine African-American older adults participated in this ualitative research study to examine
decision making and problem-solving related to current and potential mobility device use …

Use of mobility devices: the decision-making process of nine African-American older adults

AE Copolillo - The Occupational Therapy Journal of …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding the personal meaning of mobility device use and factors influencing use is
critical for occupational therapy practitioners to assist clients to incorporate mobility devices …

Mobility challenges among older adult mobility device users

OA Atoyebi, D Labbé, M Prescott, A Mahmood… - Current Geriatrics …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review describes recent research regarding challenges to
mobility experienced by older adult mobility device users. Recent Findings Different …

Mobility restriction and the use of devices among seniors

Z Zimmer, NL Chappell - Journal of Aging and Health, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
A growing population of seniors in North America, coupled with increasing life expectancies,
means there will likely be increased future demand for products to alleviate mobility …

Modifiable factors on use of adaptive strategies among functionally vulnerable older persons

YK Chee - Ageing International, 2013 - Springer
Providing adaptive strategies to offset functional limitation is common therapeutic practice
with frail older adults in home care or rehabilitation. This study examines modifiable factors …

Three very old men's experiences of mobility device use over time

M Kylberg, C Löfqvist, J Phillips… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore experiences of mobility device (MD) use among
very old single-living Swedish men. Methods: A multiple case study of three men, involving …

Barriers and facilitators of older adults' usage of mobility devices: a scoping review

D Lee, SH Tak - Educational Gerontology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The study aims to explore the barriers and facilitators related to the use of mobility devices
among older adults. A total of 815 studies conducted between 2000–2020 were retrieved …

The use of mobility devices among institutionalized older adults

P Clarke, P Chan, PL Santaguida… - Journal of Aging and …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The purpose of this article is to examine the demographic, health, and social
characteristics of mobility device users in long-term care settings. Methods: Data were used …

Perspectives on use of mobility aids in a diverse population of seniors: Implications for intervention

L Resnik, S Allen, D Isenstadt, M Wasserman… - Disability and health …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Many older adults who might benefit from using mobility aids do not or will
not use them. Studies show that attitudes and beliefs strongly affect the decision to use …

The role of the built environment and assistive devices for outdoor mobility in later life

PJ Clarke - Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective. Despite theoretical advances in our conceptualization of disability, the
“environment” remains a largely unspecified term in disablement models. The purpose of …