Disabled person's experience of dependence on assistive devices

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 176-183

  McMillen, Ann Mari ^a   Söderberg, Siv ^b  

^a Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Interviews; Prescription of assistive devices; Thematic content analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AUTHORITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036949110     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120260501208     Document Type: Review

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