Measurement of assistive device use: Implications for estimates of device use and disability in late life

JC Cornman, VA Freedman, EM Agree - The Gerontologist, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Using data from the HRS, we test differences in device-use rates estimated with and without
… also report using indoor-mobility equipment. If these respondents were excluded from the …

The impact of mobility assistive technology devices on participation for individuals with disabilities

J Carver, A Ganus, JM Ivey, T Plummer… - Disability and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
data from this study indicate that users of MATD are satisfied with the way in which their
devices enable maneuvering indoors, while qualitative data … addition to using a mobility device. …

Mobility device use and mobility disability in US Medicare beneficiaries with and without cancer history

SM Bluethmann, E Flores, G Campbell… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… of data currently available on prevalence of mobility device use and mobility disability risk …
assessment may be predictive of subsequent disability in cancer survivors 12 and may also be …

Cost-effectiveness of powered mobility devices for elderly people with disability

L Hagberg, L Hermansson, C Fredriksson… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyse the cost-effectiveness of prescribing powered
mobility devices (PMDs) to elderly users. Methods: Forty-five persons participated in the pre- …

Mobility device use in the United States: Disability statistics report

HS Kaye, T Kang, MP LaPlante - 2000 - trid.trb.org
… by people who use these devices. This report focuses on the population using devices,
providing a detailed profile of their demographic characteristics; health and disability status, …

Demographics and trends in wheeled mobility equipment use and accessibility in the community

MP LaPlante, HS Kaye - Assistive Technology®, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
data collection on the use of WME and other mobility aids, … % of persons with disabilities who
do not use a mobility device. … wheeled mobility devices than among people with disabilities

Mobility device quality affects participation outcomes for people with disabilities: a structural equation modeling analysis

S Magasi, A Wong, A Miskovic, D Tulsky… - Archives of physical …, 2018 - Elsevier
… long-term physical disabilities that require use of mobility devices. … We examined fit statistics
and standardized factor loadings … Multiple fit indices assess how well the models fit the data. …

The use of mobility devices among institutionalized older adults

P Clarke, P Chan, PL Santaguida… - Journal of Aging and …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
… However, higher education attenuated the odds of using a wheelchair with increased
mobility impairment. Although data from the community setting suggest that socioeconomic …

The participation and activity measurement system: an example application among people who use wheeled mobility devices

F Harris, S Sprigle, SE Sonenblum… - Disability and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
… The use of both objective and subjective data in this study reflected the complexity of measuring
participation. Participation is less well articulated as a measurable construct than activity…

People with mobility impairments in the United States today and in 2010

ML Jones, JA Sanford - Assistive Technology, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
… to factors influencing mobility impairment and depicts the … data source that directly assesses
the prevalence of mobility … Given the predominance of assistive mobility device use among …