A microswitch program to foster simple foot and leg movements in adult wheelchair users with multiple disabilities

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   Campodonico, Francesca ^d   Marziani, Monia ^d   Oliva, Doretta ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foot and leg movements; Indices of happiness; Microswitches; Multiple disabilities; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONTROL SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHEELCHAIR;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; AUTOMATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOOT; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOVEMENT; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 4544341112     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070410022736     Document Type: Article

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