Mobility challenges among older adult mobility device users

OA Atoyebi, D Labbé, M Prescott, A Mahmood… - Current Geriatrics …, 2019 - Springer
… 65 years and older in the USA used a mobility device (5.8 … to mobility experienced by older
adult mobility device users. The … that can potentially affect mobility and social participation, …

A systematic review of the impact of powered mobility devices on older adults' activity engagement

R Fomiatti, J Richmond, L Moir… - Physical & Occupational …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
mobility device? The objective of this systematic review was to analyze the impact of powered
mobility device … engagement in activities for adults with acquired mobility limitations due to …

Mobility device use in older adults and incidence of falls and worry about falling: Findings from the 2011–2012 national health and aging trends study

NM Gell, RB Wallace, AZ LaCroix… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… to assess whether and how mobility device use has changed in older adults in the past … of
mobility device use in a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults in …

[HTML][HTML] Mobility assistive device use in older adults

M Sehgal, J Jacobs, WS Biggs - American family physician, 2021 - aafp.org
devices, and patients must have sufficient balance, upper body strength, and dexterity to use
them safely. Older adults rarely … , and may need to use a mobility assistive device. Assistive …

The use of mobility devices among institutionalized older adults

P Clarke, P Chan, PL Santaguida… - Journal of Aging and …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
… in large population-based samples of institutionalized older adults. Nor has any work … factors
associated with mobility device use in a sample of institutionalized older adults in Canada. …

Frequently asked questions about mobility devices among older adults

SC Ferrell, MC Ferrell, A Claassen, SA Balogun… - European Geriatric …, 2023 - Springer
… Likewise, any FAQ unrelated to our three specific mobility devices in older individuals was
removed. FAQs of similar context with identical answer sources were combined as one item (…

Experiences among older persons using mobility devices

E Hedberg-Kristensson, SD Ivanoff… - Disability and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
… on older persons' experiences of assistive devices, to … mobility devices. Thus, the aim of this
study was to increase the knowledge of older persons' experiences of using mobility devices. …

Demographic profile of older adults using wheeled mobility devices

AM Karmarkar, BE Dicianno, R Cooper… - Journal of aging …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of wheeled mobility devices
-related factors among older adults. A total of 723 adults ageing 60 and older are representing …

Life-space mobility of middle-aged and older adults at various stages of usage of power mobility devices

C Auger, L Demers, I Gélinas, WC Miller… - Archives of physical …, 2010 - Elsevier
… powered mobility devices. For some older adults, PMDs, which include power wheelchairs
and, more recently, scooters, represent the only alternative to independent mobility because …

The use of mobile devices for physical activity tracking in older adults' everyday life

A Seifert, A Schlomann, C Rietz… - Digital health, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
… The tracking of one’s own physical activity with mobile devices is a way of monitoring and
motivating oneself to remain healthy. Older adults’ general use of mobile devices for physical …