@article{ref1,
title="Purpose of using mobility scooters as transportation devices for community-dwelling elderly people and changes in their daily life",
journal="Journal of UOEH",
year="2021",
author="Sadamitsu, Riho and Uda, Hinako and Kiyonaga, Asako and Yada, Hironori",
volume="43",
number="2",
pages="263-269",
abstract="Elderly people need a means to be able to move at their own will in order to stay socially active. One of the means of transportation is a mobility scooter. The purpose of this study was to find out how community-dwelling elderly people came to use a mobility scooter as a means of transportation and how they use it in their daily lives. We conducted a semi-structured interview with four participants regarding their background and actual experience of using a mobility scooter, and analyzed the data qualitatively and descriptively in three categories: Reason for Using a mobility scooter; Safe Use; and Activity and Participation. The reasons for using a mobility scooter were &quot;Surrendered the driver's license&quot;, &quot;Loss of means of mobility due to lower limb disability&quot;, &quot;Interest in mobility scooters and Recommendation from others&quot;, and &quot;Family support&quot;. &quot;Safe use&quot; consisted of four sub-categories: &quot;Simple driving operation and safety assistance equipment&quot;, &quot;Handling in a dangerous situation&quot;, &quot;Current situation of daily use of mobility scooters without danger&quot;, and &quot;Intention to continue using mobility scooters&quot;. In the &quot;Activity and Participation&quot; category, the three subcategories were &quot;Maintain and expand activities&quot;, &quot;Interact with others&quot;, and &quot;Enjoy shopping by myself&quot;. While the use of mobility scooters enhances a person's life, it was suggested that efforts to prevent accidents should be made.<p /> <p>Language: ja</p>",
language="ja",
issn="0387-821X",
doi="10.7888/juoeh.43.263",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.43.263"
}