… manual or powered mobility devices. For some older adults, PMDs, which include power …
alternative to independent mobility because 59% to 76% of wheelchair users age above 65 …

… The use of assistive devices to compensate mobility … to use a power mobility device (PMD),
such as a power wheelchair or a … lives of older adults, namely on how these assistive devices …

… Life-space mobility (LSM) is a concept for assessing patterns of functional mobility over
time. LSM is gaining traction in the research of geriatric population health. Several instruments …

… In a substudy on walking activity and life space, 358 participants … life-space attained using
the help of assistive devices if needed but not the help of another person, 3) Maximal life-space…

… Other participants cited the limited battery life of power mobility devices as another factor
that hindered their ability to access public spaces. An 87-year-old man with a circulatory …

… participation and QoL for adult users of power mobility devices with chronic disease. … power
mobility device users with a chronic disease, and highlights that while power mobility device (…

… The ability to move about the community safely and easily plays a key role in the lives of
people who use mobility devices. This study explored how personal characteristics, …

… It makes me really cross when they bring me in, plunk me in the living room, and all disappear
into the kitchen. So now, we have Christmas and other family celebrations at my apartment…

… However, there were also other significant differences between men and women in our
sample that may have impacted on our findings, for example the women used assistive devices …

… Life-space, as a comprehensive measure of mobility, may … mobility and prevent premature
mortality. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that lower levels of life-space are …