Mobility, assistive technology use, and social integration among adults with spina bifida

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 533-541

  Dicianno, Brad E ^a,b,c,d,e   Gaines, Anna ^a,c   Collins, Diane M ^a,d   Lee, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Rehabilitation; Self help devices; Socialization; Spinal dysraphism; Walking; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGOCELE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PREVALENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIALIZATION; SPINA BIFIDA; WHEELCHAIR; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF HELP; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; WALKING; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649760714     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181aa41d4     Document Type: Article

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