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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"functional task performance"”.
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Increasing Functional Task Performance in Adults with Low Vision
<p>This critically appraised topic explores the functional task performance of adults with low vision utilizing tactile vision substitution systems, specifically tongue display units (TDUs). TDUs are a novel assistive device that functions to provide artificial vision to those with low vision. TDUs …
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Evaluating the effect of spacesuit glove fit on functional task performance
… activities in a manner that enables acceptable performance and minimizes the risk of injury. Currently, knowledge gaps exist in how to dene optimal suit t, how to more effectively incorporate fit into the suit design process, and how fit is related to performance. While it is understood that fit …
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Hand range of motion, strength, dexterity, and pain as predictors of hand functional performance
… (ROM), strength, dexterity, and pain in specific functional task performance in persons with diseased or injured hands using Nonlinear Causal Resource Analysis; (b) resources limiting performance; and (c) whether changes in resources would predict changes in performance. Twenty-one subjects were …
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A divided-attention timed stepping accuracy task as a procedural learning intervention improves balance and functional performance in healthy older adults
… of falling, certain environments, such as a dual-task situation, require more resources than others to prevent a loss of balance. Stepping assessment tasks can be used to predict falls, and it has been suggested that impaired voluntary stepping may be a contributing factor to falls (Lord & …