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Hittade 5 avhandlingar som matchar ovanstående sökkriterier.
1. Powered mobility device use: participation and accessibility
Sammanfattning : This thesis elucidates the use of powered mobility devices in a Swedish context. The overall aim was to increase and deepen the knowledge on powered mobility device use in relation to participation and accessibility in different environments and among different user groups, with a specific focus on independence and autonomy. LÄS MER
2. Mobility Devices in Everyday Life among Very Old Europeans: Aspects of use and changes over time
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to expand the knowledge regarding the use and need of assistive devices, in particular mobility devices, and to investigate how, from a European perspective, the use of them changed during the ageing process. An additional aim was to explore the use of mobility devices in everyday life among very old Swedish women during a five-year period. LÄS MER
3. Participation in everyday life. Very old persons' experiences of daily occupation, occupation of interest and use of assistive devices
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present thesis was to examine, extend and deepen the understanding of very old persons? experience of participation in everyday life from an occupational perspective. The thesis consists of four empirical studies. LÄS MER
4. Outcomes of Rollator and Powered Wheelchair Interventions - User Satisfaction and Participation
Sammanfattning : Rollator and powered wheelchair interventions are often applied to make participation possible for citizens with limited walking capacity. However, the research-based knowledge about outcomes is insufficient for societal prioritisation purposes and for quality development of assistive technology within occupational therapy contexts. LÄS MER
5. Powered Mobility Devices in a Nordic Context: Service Delivery, Effectiveness and Methodological Development
Sammanfattning : This thesis has contributed to the methodological development in the field of assistive technology and has generated new knowledge about the effectiveness and the service delivery process when powered mobility devices are provided to adult first time users in a Nordic context. Some of the results have been used to investigate the relationship between the three key elements of Donabedian’s conceptual model when scooters are provided to users from two Nordic countries, Denmark and Norway. LÄS MER