Perspectives on use of mobility aids in a diverse population of seniors: Implications for intervention

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-85

  Resnik, Linda ^a,b   Allen, Susan ^b   Isenstadt, Deborah ^c   Wasserman, Melanie ^c   Iezzoni, Lisa ^d,e  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Assistive technology; Hispanic; Mobility; Seniors

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; WALKING AID; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 62349128783     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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