Effect of Motorized Scooters on Physical Performance and Mobility: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-286

  Hoenig, Helen ^a,b   Pieper, Carl ^b   Branch, Laurence G ^c   Cohen, Harvey Jay ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Assistive technology; Bedrest; Cardiovascular deconditioning; Durable medical equipment; Exercise; Mobility limitation; Occupational therapy; Osteoarthritis; Outcome and process assessment; Physical therapy; Randomized controlled trials; Rehabilitation; Residential mobility; Rheumatoid arthritis; Walking; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MOTORIZED SCOOTER; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DEPENDENT AMBULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 33847170200     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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