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The effect of a transfer device in the homes of elderly women
Author(s)	Barbara Acheson Cooper, Debra Stewart
Journal title	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 15, no 2, 1997
Pages	pp 61-77
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Center, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904, USA.
Keywords	Assistive technology ; Grab rails ; Older women ; Living in the community ; Attitude ; Evaluation.
Annotation	The Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model suggests that strategies of environmental enhancement can influence the outcome of occupational performance in a positive manner. In this study, a novel transfer pole was installed in the homes of 30 community-dwelling older women and intermittently colour-cued. Subjects' views of the device and their ability to transfer were monitored over a three-month period using survey, performance and self-report measures. Qualitative results indicated that the subjects fully recognised and endorsed the functional utility and safety benefits of the pole. The data also highlighted that older people have insights into practical aspects of devices that could be of value to designers of assistive devices.
Accession Number	CPA-980303405 A
Classmark	M: MI: BD: K4: DP: 4C
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