1,634
Views
45
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Getting used to assistive devices: Ambivalent experiences by frail elderly persons

, , &
Pages 194-203 | Received 13 Jul 2010, Accepted 04 Mar 2011, Published online: 02 May 2011

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (14)

Chirathip Thawisuk, Kaoru Inoue, Anuchart Kaunnil, Natsuka Suyama, Minjoon Kim & Yuko Ito. (2023) Occupational therapists’ perspectives on assistive technology services provision for older adult’s clients: A literature review. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin 79:2, pages 127-133.
Read now
Fen-Ling Kuo, Yi-Shien Wu, Tien-Yu Kuo, Yi-Shan Lee, Shih-Wei Huang & Hsin-Chieh Lee. (2023) Effects of 3D-printed assistive device on daily life function in patients with neurological impairment: a pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 0:0, pages 1-9.
Read now
Véronique Provencher, Monia D’Amours, Hélène Carbonneau, Mélanie Levasseur, Valérie Poulin, Johanne Filiatrault, Natasa Obradovic, Louise Drouin & Dominique Giroux. (2023) Examining the effects of an Educational Person-centered Intervention on Compensatory Strategies (EPICS) in older adults living with frailty: A mixed-methods pilot trial. Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure 46:1, pages 220-237.
Read now
Chirathip Thawisuk, Kaoru Inoue, Anuchart Kaunnil, Natsuka Suyama, Minjoon Kim & Yuko Ito. (2022) Factors influencing implementation of assistive technology services for older adults from the perspectives of Thai occupational therapists: a mixed methods study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 0:0, pages 1-9.
Read now
Stina Meyer Larsen, Rikke Falgreen Mortensen, Hanne Kaae Kristensen & Lise Hounsgaard. (2019) Older adults’ perspectives on the process of becoming users of assistive technology: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 14:2, pages 182-193.
Read now
Stina Meyer Larsen, Lise Hounsgaard, Åse Brandt & Hanne Kaae Kristensen. (2019) “Becoming acquainted”: The process of incorporating assistive technology into occupations. Journal of Occupational Science 26:1, pages 77-86.
Read now
Véronique Provencher, Annick Bourget, Maude Filion-Trudeau, Stéphanie Stocco, Annie-Claude Lemieux-Courchesne & Natasa Obradovic. (2019) Leisure participation in frail and pre-frail older adults: What do we know about their knowledge and motivation concerning the use of compensatory strategies?. Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure 42:1, pages 56-68.
Read now
V. Provencher, H. Carbonneau, M. Levasseur, V. Poulin, J. Filiatrault, D. Giroux & M. Filion-Trudeau. (2018) Exploring the Impact of a New Intervention to Increase Participation of Frail Older Adults in Meaningful Leisure Activities. Activities, Adaptation & Aging 42:1, pages 1-18.
Read now
Anne Marie Dahler, Dorte Malig Rasmussen & Pernille Tanggaard Andersen. (2016) Meanings and experiences of assistive technologies in everyday lives of older citizens: a meta-interpretive review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 11:8, pages 619-629.
Read now
Signe Tomsone, Maria Haak & Charlotte Löfqvist. (2016) Experiences of mobility device use over time: A multiple case study among very old Latvian women. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 23:1, pages 67-78.
Read now
Astrid Gramstad, Sissel Lisa Storli & Torunn Hamran. (2014) Exploring the meaning of a new assistive technology device for older individuals. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 9:6, pages 493-498.
Read now
Cecilia Pettersson, Susanne Iwarsson, Åse Brandt, Lizette Norin & Eva Månsson Lexell. (2014) Men’s and women’s perspectives on using a powered mobility device: Benefits and societal challenges. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 21:6, pages 438-446.
Read now
Astrid Gramstad, Sissel Lisa Storli & Torunn Hamran. (2014) Older individuals' experiences during the assistive technology device service delivery process. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 21:4, pages 305-312.
Read now
Marianne Kylberg, Charlotte Löfqvist, Judith Phillips & Susanne Iwarsson. (2013) Three very old men's experiences of mobility device use over time. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 20:5, pages 397-405.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (31)

Sibylle Brunhilde Thies, Susan Bevan, Matthew Wassall, Blessy Kurissinkal Shajan, Lydia Chowalloor, Laurence Kenney & Dave Howard. (2023) Evaluation of a novel biomechanics-informed walking frame, developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between biomechanists and design engineers. BMC Geriatrics 23:1.
Crossref
Baoyi Zhang, Minyuan Ma & Zongsheng Wang. (2023) Promoting active aging through assistive product design innovation: a preference-based integrated design framework. Frontiers in Public Health 11.
Crossref
Turi\dh Barbara Jacobsen, Gro Gade Haanes & Maria Skaalum Petersen. (2023) Outcomes of uncomplicated assistive devices with older people: A pretest-post-test intervention study in a small community. Technology and Disability 35:1, pages 43-51.
Crossref
Thomas A. Lowe, Billie de Haas, Tess Osborne & Louise Meijering. (2022) Older adults' adaptations to life events: a mobility perspective. Ageing and Society, pages 1-19.
Crossref
Xiaoyu Wang, Huan Zhang & Wenze Tian. (2022) Impact of assistive devices use on levels of depression in older adults: Evidence from China. Health & Social Care in the Community 30:6.
Crossref
Deidre D. Morgan, Eileen Willis, Kate Sweet, Pen Roe, Joana Rabaçal & David C. Currow. (2022) The Complexities of Prescribing Assistive Equipment at the End of Life—Patient and Caregivers’ Perspectives. Healthcare 10:6, pages 1005.
Crossref
Marina Liselotte Fotteler, Viktoria Mühlbauer, Simone Brefka, Sarah Mayer, Brigitte Kohn, Felix Holl, Walter Swoboda, Petra Gaugisch, Beate Risch, Michael Denkinger & Dhayana Dallmeier. (2022) The Effectiveness of Assistive Technologies for Older Adults and the Influence of Frailty: Systematic Literature Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. JMIR Aging 5:2, pages e31916.
Crossref
Katherine F. Peterson & Carolyn Adams-Price. (2021) Fear of Dependency and Life-Space Mobility as Predictors of Attitudes Toward Assistive Devices in Older Adults. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development 94:3, pages 273-289.
Crossref
Anna Carlsson & Jörgen Lundälv. (2022) Rollator related pedestrian single accidents and collision events in Sweden. Traffic Safety Research 2, pages 000004.
Crossref
Frazer Underwood, Jos M Latour & Bridie Kent. (2021) The meaning of confidence from the perspective of older people living with frailty: a conceptual void within intermediate care services. Age and Ageing 50:5, pages 1802-1810.
Crossref
Frazer Underwood, Jos M. Latour & Bridie Kent. (2020) A concept analysis of confidence related to older people living with frailty. Nursing Open 7:3, pages 742-750.
Crossref
Yeon-Hwan Park, Hee Kyung Chang, Min Hye Lee & Seong Hyeon Lee. (2019) Community-dwelling older adults’ needs and acceptance regarding the use of robot technology to assist with daily living performance. BMC Geriatrics 19:1.
Crossref
Alba Roda-Sales, Margarita Vergara, Joaquín L. Sancho-Bru, Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez & Néstor J. Jarque-Bou. (2019) Effect on hand kinematics when using assistive devices during activities of daily living. PeerJ 7, pages e7806.
Crossref
Chia-Sui Wang, H. L. Cheng & Yih-Feng Chang. (2019) Implementation of Intelligent Bathroom Lift. Implementation of Intelligent Bathroom Lift.
Alba Roda-Sales, Margarita Vergara, Joaquín L. Sancho-Bru, Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez & Néstor J. Jarque-Bou. (2019) Effect of assistive devices on hand and arm posture during activities of daily living. Applied Ergonomics 76, pages 64-72.
Crossref
Eulàlia Hernández-Encuentra, Alícia Aguilar-Martínez, Daniel López Gómez, Beni Gómez-Zúñiga, Modesta Pousada, Israel Conejero-Arto & Francesc Saigí-Rubió. 2019. Gerontechnology. Gerontechnology 48 61 .
Munjae Lee, Kichan Yoon & Kyu-Sung Lee. (2018) Subjective health status of multimorbidity: verifying the mediating effects of medical and assistive devices. International Journal for Equity in Health 17:1.
Crossref
김수완, 박동진 & Jonghyug Choi. (2017) A Qualitative Study on Use of Welfare Technology in the Long-term Care Service Provision. Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare 72:4, pages 29-60.
Crossref
E. Costamagna, S.B. Thies, L.P.J. Kenney, D. Howard, A. Liu & D. Ogden. (2017) A generalisable methodology for stability assessment of walking aid users. Medical Engineering & Physics 47, pages 167-175.
Crossref
Rana Mostaghel & Pejvak Oghazi. (2016) Elderly and technology tools: a fuzzyset qualitative comparative analysis. Quality & Quantity 51:5, pages 1969-1982.
Crossref
Barbara D’Avanzo, Rachel Shaw, Silvia Riva, Joao Apostolo, Elzbieta Bobrowicz-Campos, Donata Kurpas, Maria Bujnowska & Carol Holland. (2017) Stakeholders’ views and experiences of care and interventions for addressing frailty and pre-frailty: A meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence. PLOS ONE 12:7, pages e0180127.
Crossref
Frazer Underwood, Lisa Burrows, Rod Gegg, Jos M. Latour & Bridie Kent. (2017) The meaning of confidence for older people living with frailty: a qualitative systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 15:5, pages 1316-1349.
Crossref
Elsa M. Orellano-Colón, William C. Mann, Marta Rivero, Mayra Torres, Jeff Jutai, Angélica Santiago & Nelson Varas. (2015) Hispanic Older Adult’s Perceptions of Personal, Contextual and Technology-Related Barriers for Using Assistive Technology Devices. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 3:4, pages 676-686.
Crossref
Rana Mostaghel. (2016) Innovation and technology for the elderly: Systematic literature review. Journal of Business Research 69:11, pages 4896-4900.
Crossref
Elsa Orellano-Colón, Jeffrey Jutai, Angélica Santiago, Víctor Torres, Keyla Benítez & Mayra Torres. (2016) Assistive Technology Needs and Measurement of the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Technologies for Independent Living of Older Hispanics: Lessons Learned. Technologies 4:3, pages 21.
Crossref
R. Turner Goins, Jacqueline Jones, Marc Schure, Dori E. Rosenberg, Elizabeth A. Phelan, Sherry Dodson & Dina L. Jones. (2015) Older Adults’ Perceptions of Mobility: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Studies. The Gerontologist 55:6, pages 929-942.
Crossref
Kirsten Beedholm, Kirsten Frederiksen, Anne-Marie Skovsgaard Frederiksen & Kirsten Lomborg. (2015) Attitudes to a robot bathtub in Danish elder care: A hermeneutic interview study. Nursing & Health Sciences 17:3, pages 280-286.
Crossref
Frazer Underwood, Bridie Kent & Allyson James. (2015) The meaning of confidence for older people living with frailty: a systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 13:7, pages 62-71.
Crossref
Marianne Kylberg, Charlotte Löfqvist, Signe Tomsone, Judith Phillips, Zane Liepina & Susanne Iwarsson. (2014) A European Perspective on the Service Delivery Systems for Assistive Technology – Differences and Similarities Between Latvia and Sweden. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 30:1, pages 51-67.
Crossref
강정희. (2014) Exploring Community-Dwelling Elders’ Experiences on the Use of Assistive Devices. Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare null:64, pages 345-369.
Crossref
Kajsa Eklund, Katarina Wilhelmson, Helena Gustafsson, Sten Landahl & Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff. (2013) One-year outcome of frailty indicators and activities of daily living following the randomised controlled trial; “Continuum of care for frail older people”. BMC Geriatrics 13:1.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.