Wheelchair use by residents of nursing homes: Effectiveness in meeting positioning and mobility needs

Assistive Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-163

  Fuchs, Robert H ^a   Gromak, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Frail elderly; Nursing homes; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; MOBILITY NEEDS; NEBRASKA; NURSING HOMES; PRESSURE ULCERS; USER SATISFACTION;

DISEASES; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALS; SPECIFICATIONS; SURVEYS;

WHEELCHAIRS;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WHEELCHAIR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NEBRASKA; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 3042580197     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2003.10131899     Document Type: Article

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