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Establishing user needs for a stability assessment tool to guide wheelchair prescription

Establishing user needs for a stability assessment tool to guide wheelchair prescription

Purpose: The WheelSense project aims to develop a system for assessing the stability and performance of wheelchairs through a user-centred…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Assistive Robotic Technologies for Next-Generation Smart Wheelchairs: Codesign and Modularity to Improve Users’ Quality of Life

Assistive Robotic Technologies for Next-Generation Smart Wheelchairs: Codesign and Modularity to Improve Users’ Quality of Life

This article describes the robotic assistive technologies developed for users of electrically powered wheelchairs, within the framework of the European…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Therapeutic or detrimental mobilities? Walking groups for older adults

Therapeutic or detrimental mobilities? Walking groups for older adults

The health benefits of walking through greenspace have earned widespread academic attention in recent years and have been termed 'therapeutic…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Communal therapeutic mobility in group walking: A meta-ethnography

Communal therapeutic mobility in group walking: A meta-ethnography

Increased attention to links between walking, health and wellbeing have contributed to a growth in the number of walking groups…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Demand response to improved walking infrastructure: A study into the economics of walking and health behaviour change

Demand response to improved walking infrastructure: A study into the economics of walking and health behaviour change

Walking is the most common form of moderate-intensity physical activity among adults, is widely accessible and especially appealing to obese…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Walkers with visual-impairments in the British countryside: Picturesque legacies, collective enjoyments and well-being benefits

Walkers with visual-impairments in the British countryside: Picturesque legacies, collective enjoyments and well-being benefits

This paper draws on ethnographic research to explore the experiences of members of specialist blind and visually impaired walking groups…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Development, reliability, and piloting of a wheelchair caster failure inspection tool (C-FIT)

Development, reliability, and piloting of a wheelchair caster failure inspection tool (C-FIT)

Introduction: Wheelchair casters fail frequently in the field causing multiple user consequences and wheelchair breakdowns. To inform caster design improvement,…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Stakeholder views addressing the development and uptake of powered wheelchair assistive technology

Stakeholder views addressing the development and uptake of powered wheelchair assistive technology

Purpose: The objective of this research is to identify stakeholder views with regard to the development of effective powered wheelchair…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Hatescape? A relational geography of disability hate crime, exclusion and belonging in the city

Hatescape? A relational geography of disability hate crime, exclusion and belonging in the city

Disabled people experience significant social discrimination and spatial exclusion in their everyday lives in the city. In recent years, discriminatory…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Impact of COVID-19 on neighbourhood physical activity in older adults

Impact of COVID-19 on neighbourhood physical activity in older adults

Physical activity is critical for older adults' health and was particularly important during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To slow the…
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rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
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