Like I said, I would not have likely gotten up otherwise: patient experiences of using an Activity Board after abdominal cancer surgery

A Porserud, M Lundberg, J Eriksson… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Most patients treated in a hospital setting are fully or partially immobilised. The
Activity Board (Träningstavlan® Phystec) is a useful tool to enhance mobilisation after major …

Patient perceptions of a mobile cancer support unit in South Wales

R Iredale, J Hilgart, J Hayward - European journal of cancer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
IREDALE R., HILGART J. & HAYWARD J.(2011) European Journal of Cancer Care Patient
perceptions of a mobile cancer support unit in South Wales Many patients have to travel …

Ways to harness the built environment of ambulatory cancer facilities for comprehensive patient support: A review of the literature

AH Sadek, J Willis - International journal of nursing studies, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To review patient experiences of the architectural elements conducive to a
supportive or healing-promoting environment in the context of ambulatory oncology care …

Benefits and barriers of technology for home function and mobility assessment: Perspectives of older patients with blood cancers, caregivers, and clinicians

DD Clancy, AC Revette, NE Bahl, KT Ho… - JCO Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Advances in digital health technology can overcome barriers to measurement of
function and mobility for older adults with blood cancers, but little is known about how older …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in assistive technology installed for people with dementia living at home who have wandering and safety risks

E Curnow, R Rush, S Gorska, K Forsyth - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Assistive Technology for people with dementia living at home is not
meeting their care needs. Reasons for this may be due to limited understanding of variation …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of assistive technology device use on the participation levels and living arrangement decisions of older adults

JE Walsh - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Using a nationally representative sample of older adults, this dissertation examines the use
of assistive technology devices (ATDs) designed to aid with mobility and sensory functioning …

Supportive care in older adults with cancer: across the continuum

T Koll, M Pergolotti, HM Holmes, HC Pieters… - Current oncology …, 2016 - Springer
Supportive care is an essential component of anticancer treatment regardless of age or
treatment intent. As the number of older adults with cancer increases, and supportive care …

Elderly people's use of and attitudes towards assistive devices

HCA Yeh - 2009 - eprints.qut.edu.au
People in developed countries are living longer with the help of medical advances.
Literature has shown that older people prefer to stay independent and live at home for as …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions for older people having cancer treatment: a scoping review

N Farrington, A Richardson, J Bridges - Journal of geriatric oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives There is currently no overview of supportive interventions developed for older
people having cancer treatment. The aims and objectives, methods, and outcomes of …

Tracking mobility-related assistive technology in an outcomes study

L Demers, MJ Fuhrer, JW Jutai, MJ Scherer… - Assistive …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this follow-up study was to describe changes in the mobility-related
assistive technology devices (ATDs) that are used from shortly after discharge from a …