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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Community mobility"”.
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PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS PREDICTING COMMUNITY MOBILITY OF YOUNG AUTISTIC ADULTS
Community mobility refers to an individual’s ability to leave their home and navigate their surroundings to access essential services, employment, education, and social opportunities within the community. It is particularly critical for autistic young adults (AYA), as it directly influences their …
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Community mobility and physical activity participation in individuals with mulitple sclerosis
… five studies investigating physical activity and community mobility in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). 1. Pedometer step count accuracy was investigated whilst examining activity levels in individuals with neurological disease (n=43). The pedometers significantly under-estimated counts …
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Implementing Transportation Planning With Older Adults After Driving Cessation: Observing Community Mobility, Social Participation, and Quality of Life
… and quality of life and the impact on community mobility. Design: A descriptive case series investigated methods for implementing transportation plans and identifying related barriers, along with facilitatory and inhibitory factors associated with community mobility for three older …
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Aging Alone, Together: Older Adult ICT Use, Health, and Place during the COVID-19 Pandemic
… life, they are likely to experience age-related mobility decline and social isolation. Social isolation has deleterious effects on mental and physical health, including increased anxiety, mortality rates, and cognitive aging. During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults faced new obstacles to …
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Increasing Fall Self-Efficacy and Awareness of Fall Risks Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
… self-efficacy and awareness of fall risks in community-dwelling older adults.</p> <p><strong>Method:</strong> This research study utilized a quantitative, quasi-experimental pretest-posttest singlegroup design with a qualitative element. The fall prevention program was the intervention of this …
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The Impact of Welfare Colonialism on Inuit Responses to Climate Change in Qikiqtani, Canada
… in Canadian Arctic research, was re-framed to ‘community wellness’ in order to offer a more open-ended analysis. Through consulting literature, this study asks: How do the legacies of welfare colonialism in Qikiqtani, Canada affect community wellness in Igloolik and Grise Fiord? It was found …
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Predictors of Supported Employment for Transitioning Youth with Developmental Disabilities
… of youth who had IEPs who are working in the community within the first year after exiting school (Indicator 14, IDEA 2004). Although youth with developmental disabilities (DD) typically stay in school longer than their peers and often receive costly long-term funded supports as adults, these …
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Pattern of recovery and outcome after stroke in patients accessing a Western Cape rehabilitation facility
… Gross Sub-scale scores in 45.5% of participants. Mobility items reflected the most change with 81.8% of participants independently mobile at six months compared to 54.5% at discharge. The pattern of recovery over time did not appear to be influenced by severity of stroke (F=2.29, p>0.05) or …
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Self-paced treadmill as a rehabilitation tool for recovering functional gait in people with stroke
… to improved ability or participation in community walking which is an important goal of rehabilitation. When combined with an immersive virtual reality environment, self-paced treadmill (in which the belt speed automatically adapts to the user's intended speed) training can be used to …
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Three essays on the economics of health insurance change, COVID and trust, and suicide with application to South Korea
… By exploiting daily mobile data of Google’s Community Mobility Report, I provide evidence for the significant effects of trust on social distancing around the time of lockdown announcements. As a complementary analysis, I examine how and whether initial social distancing around lockdown …