Effect of visual perception, visual function, cognition, and personality on power wheelchair use in adults

Assistive Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-121

  Massengale, Samantha ^a   Folden, Donna ^a   McConnell, Pima ^a   Stratton, Laurie ^b   Whitehead, Victoria ^a,c  

^a Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c Peachtree Psychology at Westpark   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Personality traits; Power wheelchair; Power wheelchair driving performance; Visual function; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; SEATING FOR DISABLED PERSONS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; VISION;

COGNITION; PERSONALITY TRAITS; POWER WHEELCHAIR DRIVING PERFORMANCE; POWER WHEELCHAIRS; VISUAL FUNCTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 27844472666     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2005.10132101     Document Type: Article

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