Demographic profile of older adults using wheeled mobility devices

AM Karmarkar, BE Dicianno, R Cooper… - Journal of aging …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… an older person and an inappropriately prescribed or used WhMD. In the future, analyses
of additional demographic environmental, and technological factors and their potential for …

The use of mobility related devices by older individuals with developmental disabilities living in community residences

MA Ferreira de Mello, WC Mann - Technology and Disability, 1995 - content.iospress.com
… that might increase independence and safety, and improve quality of life for older persons
by older persons with developmental disabilities and their use of mobility devices. The sample …

Participation in the prescription process of mobility devices: experiences among older patients

E Hedberg-Kristensson, SD Ivanoff… - British Journal of …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
… This study focuses on older patients and their experiences of participation in the … mobility
devices, such as walking stick, rollator or wheelchair. Since the prescription of mobility devices

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- …

Assessment of mobility status and risk of mobility disability in older persons

E Savino, S Volpato, G Zuliani… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
… of age-related mobility impairment and to understand … mobility disability in older persons.
In particular, in the effort to understand and explain the biological pathways leading to mobility

Frequently asked questions about mobility devices among older adults

SC Ferrell, MC Ferrell, A Claassen, SA Balogun… - European Geriatric …, 2023 - Springer
mobility devices, common questions may arise. Web searching appears to be an established
way older persons … to our three specific mobility devices in older individuals was removed. …

Effectiveness of powered mobility devices in enabling community mobility-related participation: a prospective study among people with mobility restrictions

T Sund, S Iwarsson, H Anttila, Å Brandt - PM&R, 2015 - Elsevier
… of powered mobility device interventions in terms of mobility-related … mobility device
interventions would be effective in increasing (1) the frequency of specific aspects of mobility

Ownership and use of assistive devices amongst older people in the community

NI Edwards, DA Jones - Age and ageing, 1998 - academic.oup.com
older person to manage nine basic functions when alone. These … of mobility aids, bathroom
and lavatory appliances, stair rails and bed hoists (ie a hoist to assist in lifting a person from …

Comparison of assistive device use and needs of home-based older persons with different impairments

WC Mann, D Hurren, M Tomita - The American Journal of …, 1993 - research.aota.org
… This paper examined assistive device use by noninstitutionalized older persons with visual,
cognitiue, and physical impairments. One hundred fzfty seven persons over 60 years ofage (…

Mobility in older community-dwelling persons: a narrative review

E Freiberger, CC Sieber, R Kob - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
mobility limitations are frequent among older persons but this … early onset of mobility decline
in older persons with regard to … Several important components of mobility in older persons