The impact of experience and heuristics on everyday decisions to use mobility devices: The need for control in nine African-American older adults

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 57-74

  Copolillo, Al ^a   Collins, Cassandra ^b   Randall, Nicole R ^b   Cash, Sandra H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assistive technology device; Decision making; Disability; Gerontology; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WALKING AID;

EID: 0036959469     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v20n02_04     Document Type: Article

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