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Original Article

Assistive devices in an elderly population studied at 70 and 76 years of age

Pages 85-92 | Accepted 01 Apr 1993, Published online: 28 Jul 2009

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Su Jin Lee, Ricky Mehta-Desai, Kyunggeune Oh, Jon Sanford & Boris I. Prilutsky. (2019) Effects of bilateral swing-away grab bars on the biomechanics of stand-to-sit and sit-to-stand toilet transfers. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 14:3, pages 292-300.
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Susan L. Murphy, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck & Neil B. Alexander. (2007) The bath environment, the bathing task, and the older adult: A review and future directions for bathing disability research. Disability and Rehabilitation 29:14, pages 1067-1075.
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Anton J. M. De Craen, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Charles G. Willems, Inge C. M. Buskens & Jacobijn Gussekloo. (2006) Assistive devices and community-based services among 85-year-old community-dwelling elderly in The Netherlands: Ownership, use,and need for intervention. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 1:3, pages 199-203.
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Trish Wielandt, Kryss Mckenna, Leigh Tooth & Jenny Strong. (2006) Factors that predict the post-discharge use of recommended assistive technology (AT). Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 1:1-2, pages 29-40.
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Charlotte Löfqvist, Carita Nygren, Zsuzsa Széman & Susanne Iwarsson. (2005) Assistive devices among very old people in five European countries. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 12:4, pages 181-192.
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S Dahlin-Ivanoff & U Sonn. (2004) Use of assistive devices in daily activities among 85-year-olds living at home focusing especially on the visually impaired. Disability and Rehabilitation 26:24, pages 1423-1430.
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Carol Irizarry, Andrew Downing & Deborah West. (2002) Promoting Modern Technology and Internet Access for Under-Represented Older Populations. Journal of Technology in Human Services 19:4, pages 13-30.
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Britta Löfgren, Lars Nyberg & Yngve Gustafson. (2000) Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients Who Are Older and Severely Affected: Short- and Long-term Perspectives. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 6:4, pages 20-29.
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U. Sonn, G. Grimby & A. Svanborg. (1996) Activities of daily living studied longitudinally between 70 and 76 years of age. Disability and Rehabilitation 18:2, pages 91-100.
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Lena Borell, Margareta Lilja, Siv Carlsson-Alm, Kristina Törnquist & Eva Ståhl. (1995) Community-based Occupational Therapy: A Study of Elderly People with Home Help in a Social-Welfare District in Stockholm. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2:3-4, pages 138-144.
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SC Watson, LS Chipchase & S Mackintosh. (2004) Balance, fear of falling, pain and gait aid use by low care older people: pilot study. Australasian Journal on Ageing 23:2, pages 77-81.
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SC Watson, LS Chipchase & SF Mackintosh. (2004) Gait aid use by ambulatory older people in a residential setting: a descriptive exploration. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 11:1, pages 18-24.
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William C. Mann, Catherine Llanes, Michael D. Justiss & Machiko Tomita. (2016) Frail Older Adults' Self-Report of Their Most Important Assistive Device. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health 24:1, pages 4-12.
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M.C.J. Biermans, J. Dekker & C.H.M. van den Ende. (2004) Prescription of technical aids by general practitioners in the Netherlands. Health Policy 67:1, pages 107-113.
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Nancy Edwards, Donna Lockett, Faranak Aminzadeh & Rama C. Nair. (2010) Predictors of Bath Grab-Bar Use among Community-Living Older Adults. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 22:2, pages 217-227.
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Marc Roelands, Paulette Van Oost, Ann Buysse & AnneMarie Depoorter. (2002) Awareness among community-dwelling elderly of assistive devices for mobility and self-care and attitudes towards their use. Social Science & Medicine 54:9, pages 1441-1451.
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Marc Roelands, Paulette Van Oost, AnneMarie Depoorter & Ann Buysse. (2002) A Social–Cognitive Model to Predict the Use of Assistive Devices for Mobility and Self-Care in Elderly People. The Gerontologist 42:1, pages 39-50.
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Zachary M Pine, Barry Gurland & Mary-Margaret Chren. (2002) Use of a Cane for Ambulation: Marker and Mitigator of Impairment in Older People Who Report No Difficulty Walking. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 50:2, pages 263-268.
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L. Klinger & Sandi J. Spaulding. (2001) Occupational Therapy Treatment of Chronic Pain and Use of Assistive Devices in Older Adults. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 16:3, pages 34-44.
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Faranak AminzadehNancy Edwards. (2008) Factors Associated with Cane Use Among Community Dwelling Older Adults. Public Health Nursing 17:6, pages 474-483.
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Faranak Aminzadeh, Ronald Plotnikoff & Nancy Edwards. (1999) Development and Evaluation of the Cane Use Cognitive Mediator Instrument. Nursing Research 48:5, pages 269-275.
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Carola Klint Edlund, Karin Harms-Ringdahl & Åke Seiger. (1998) Lift/Transfer and Technical Aids for Persons with Severe Acquired Brain Injury. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 12:3, pages 154-159.
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Ursula Hass, Ingrid Fredén‐Karlsson & Jan Persson. (2013) Assistive Technologies in Stroke Rehabilitation from a User Perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 10:2, pages 75-80.
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U. Sonn, H. Davegårdh, A-C. Lindskog & B. Steen. (2013) The use and effectiveness of assistive devices in an elderly urban population. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 8:3, pages 176-183.
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