Older Homebound Women
Negotiating Reliance on a Cane or Walker
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4630800 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eileen J Porter (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA,, corresponding author), Jacquelyn J Benson, Jacquelyn Benson (0000-0001-8428-508X, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA), Sandy Matsuda (0000-0002-8472-8909, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 534-548 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732310385822 |
| PMID | 21041520 |
| PMCID | PMC3355527 |
| OpenAlex | W2136629795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
Canes and walkers are commonly characterized as assistive devices that serve the same purpose: as walking aides. These general views were reappraised and tempered in this descriptive phenomenological study with 40 older women (aged 85 to 98 years) who were unable to leave their homes without help. The purpose was to describe the phenomena of negotiating reliance on canes and walkers as walking devices and the lifeworld context underlying each phenomenon. Relative to lifeworld, there were differences between coming to terms with using a cane and coming to terms with using a walker. Data revealed similarities and distinctions between the basic intentions of relying on canes and walkers and the associated purposes served by canes and walkers. Participants did not view either device as consistently assistive. Findings evoke opportunities for dialogue among older persons, scholars, practitioners, and designers of these devices about coming to terms with such devices and relying on them
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |