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
Mobility device quality plays an important role in participation outcomes. It is critical that people
have access to mobility devices and that these devices … Different types of mobility devices

Methods to evaluate perspectives of safety, independence, activity, and participation in older persons using welfare technology. A systematic review

V Zander, RM Johansson-Pajala… - Disability and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
devices from older persons’ … needs of older persons, and those needs must be assessed
using reliable and relevant instruments. The heterogeneity of the target group, ie, older persons, …

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

MP LaPlante, HS Kaye - Assistive Technology®, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
… Twenty-two percent of working-age WME users were poor, as were 16% of older persons.
That is twice the poverty rate of nonusers of mobility devices for both age groups. …

MAPx (Mobility Aid Personalization): examining why older adults “pimp their ride” and the impact of doing so

P Gardner - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
… [Citation7] Older persons who lose independent mobility have higher rates of morbidity, …
between older adults and their mobility devices. Key factors that play a role in mobility device

Assistive robots to improve the independent living of older persons: results from a needs study

L Fiorini, M De Mul, I Fabbricotti… - Disability and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background More than 70% of elderly people age 80 and older are experiencing problems
in personal mobility. Assistive robotics can represent a concrete support providing also a …

Assistive devices in context: Cross-sectional association between challenges in the home environment and use of assistive devices for mobility

CL Seplaki, EM Agree, CO Weiss, SL Szanton… - The …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: A primary goal for aging policy is to optimize independence in later life. We
estimate the cross-sectional association between physical and social challenge in the home …

Exploring seniors' views on the use of assistive devices in fall prevention

F Aminzadeh, N Edwards - Public health nursing, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
… To conclude, this study has provided a beginning understanding of older persons’ views on
the use of assistive devices in fall prevention. More research is needed to verify the extent to …

Individual and environmental factors underlying life space of older people–study protocol and design of a cohort study on life-space mobility in old age (LISPE)

T Rantanen, E Portegijs, A Viljanen, J Eronen… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
… However, not all older persons with functional limitations necessarily restrict their life-space, …
eg by using mobility devices [21]. Consequently, measuring life-space mobility also needs to …

Older people and their use of mobile devices: Issues, purpose and context

M Azuddin, S Abd Malik, LM Abdullah… - The 5th International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… understand the usage of mobile devices among older people. In … older person is used to
address older people in Malaysia [10]. In this paper, the term ‘older people’ refers to persons

On the non-disabled perceptions of four common mobility devices in Norway: a comparative study based on semantic differentials

JAM Boiani, SRM Barili, FO Medola… - Technology and …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Mobility devices such as walkers and wheelchairs are often associated with certain stigma.
Such devices … Yet there is little empirical evidence on how mobility devices are perceived. …