A social–cognitive model to predict the use of assistive devices for mobility and self-care in elderly people

M Roelands, P Van Oost, AM Depoorter… - The …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
… The predictive power of other factors should be evaluated in intervention studies and studies
comparing health care systems to allow further optimalization of AD use by older persons. …

Assistive devices among very old people in five European countries

C Löfqvist, C Nygren, Z Széman… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
… of assistive devices (ADs) in a cross-national European sample of very old persons, focusing
… In the total sample (n=1 918) 39% reported that they had and used mobility devices while 4…

Comparison of four different mobile devices for measuring heart rate and ECG with respect to aspects of usability and acceptance by older people

H Ehmen, M Haesner, I Steinke, M Dorn, M Gövercin… - Applied ergonomics, 2012 - Elsevier
… We conclude that the creation of an acceptable monitoring device for older persons requires
designers and developers to consider the special demands and abilities of the target group. …

Therapist attitudes and strategies to client-centred approaches in the provision of mobility devices to older clients

E Hedberg-Kristensson, S Iwarsson - Disability and Rehabilitation …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… on mobility device interventions, more research is needed. … Provision of mobility devices is
an important intervention in … , involving older clients in the provision of mobility devices is often …

Older adults and assistive devices: Use, multiple-device use, and need

RJ Hartke, TR Prohaska… - Journal of Aging and …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Mobility devices represent the greatest single type of device used by older adults at 14% (…
Comparison of assistive device use and needs of home-based older persons with difference …

Mobility patterns of the next generation of older persons

M Zhou, RW Lyles - Transportation research record, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
… Although overall accident rates may remain much the same or drop slightly for the older
person, the greater number of persons in the older-age cohorts and the increased mileage …

A systematic review of public transport accessibility for people using mobility devices

C Unsworth, MH So, J Chua, P Gudimetla… - Disability and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
… to replace or support reduced or lost personal mobility [Citation2]. Mobility device is a broad
term, but in this paper specifically refers to the use of 3 or 4 wheeled seated mobility devices

Impact of wheeled seated mobility devices on adult users' and their caregivers' occupational performance: a critical literature review

D Reid, D Laliberte-Rudman… - Canadian Journal of …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
… The prescription of wheeled seated mobility devices for clients with mobility impairment is
a growing area in occupational therapy practice. The goal is to enhance client participation in …

Mobility device use in people with Parkinson's disease: A 3‐year follow‐up study

M Kader, SB Jonasson, S Iwarsson… - Acta Neurologica …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… how the use and perceived unmet need of mobility devices (MD) in people with … mobility
device outdoors. d 25 participants reported Nordic walking sticks as their only mobility device

Mobility Device Use and Frailty Progression in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Mobility Limitations

A Chau, DH Kim, SDM Sison… - Journal of Aging and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
… physical decline and mobility limitations. This study aims to (1) determine the association
between mobility device use frailty progression in older adults with mobility limitations and (2) …