Experiences among older persons using mobility devices

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Hedberg Kristensson, Elizabeth ^a   Ivanoff, Synneve Dahlin ^b   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

assistive devices; Occupational therapy; technical devices; user perspective

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 38549142049     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100600875197     Document Type: Article

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