Dissatisfaction and Nonuse of Assistive Devices Among Frail Elders

Assistive Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 130-139

  Mann, William C ^a   Goodall, Sara ^a   Justiss, Michael D ^a   Tomita, Machiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Assistive technology; Satisfaction; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEVICE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TECHNICAL AID; VISION;

EID: 1342311323     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2002.10132062     Document Type: Article

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