Problems of older persons using a wheeled walker

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• 作者：Ulrich Lindemann ; Michael Schwenk ; Jochen Klenk…
• 关键词：Door ; Older persons ; Usability ; Wheeled walker
• 刊名：Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：28
• 期：2
• 页码：215-220
• 全文大小：480 KB
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• 作者单位：Ulrich Lindemann (1) (2)
  Michael Schwenk (1) (2)
  Jochen Klenk (1) (2) (3)
  Max Kessler (4)
  Michael Weyrich (2) (4)
  Franziska Kurz (1)
  Clemens Becker (1) (2)
  
  1. Department of Geriatrics and Clinic for Geriatric Rehabilitation, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Auerbachstr. 110, 70376, Stuttgart, Germany
  2. University Stuttgart Research Initiative Human Factors in Ageing, Technology and Environment, Stuttgart, Germany
  3. Institute of Epidemiology, Ulm University, Helmholzstr. 22, 89081, Ulm, Germany
  4. Institute for Automation and Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
  
• 刊物主题：Geriatrics/Gerontology;
• 出版者：Springer International Publishing
• ISSN：1720-8319

文摘

Background Wheeled walkers (WWs) are used to improve mobility and for fall prevention in older persons, but not all users are satisfied with the usability of WWs. Intelligent WWs are being developed to improve the usability.