Understanding the lived experience of five individuals with mobility aids

Tanja Walsh; Helen Petrie

Understanding the lived experience of five individuals with mobility aids

Computer Science

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Abstract

The aim of our research is to understand the lived experience of people with mobility aids: How do people use their mobility aids and what is their lived experience with them? What problems do mobility aid users have outside the clinic? Our goal is to further study the needs of mobility aid users, mainly wheelchair, walker and prosthesis users, and furthermore, develop a technology platform and an application that supports more independent life for mobility aid users. In our study we interviewed five individuals about their experiences of using mobility aids. The aim was to recognize the main stages of the lived experience with mobility aids in order to understand how technology could help mobility aid users outside the clinic. The stages found in the lived experience with mobility aids are 1) Expectations 2) Getting the mobility aid 3) Using and living with the aid and 4) Change/Abandonment of the aid. In each of these stages we found important issues concerning the lived experience with mobility aids such as the importance of training to use mobility aids, the meaning of peer support, finding information online, what makes a mobility aid good, what kind of issues other people’s perceptions may cause and how the built environment poses challenges for people with mobility aids.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Universal Design 2016: Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016)
Editors	Helen Petrie, Jenny Darzentas, Tanja Walsh, David Swallow, Leonardo Sandoval, Andrew Lewis, Christopher Power
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	582 - 593
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-61499-684-2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-61499-683-5
Publication status	Published - 21 Aug 2016

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	229

Cite this

Walsh, T., & Petrie, H. (2016). Understanding the lived experience of five individuals with mobility aids. In H. Petrie, J. Darzentas, T. Walsh, D. Swallow, L. Sandoval, A. Lewis, & C. Power (Eds.), Universal Design 2016: Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016) (pp. 582 - 593). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 229). IOS Press.

Walsh, Tanja ; Petrie, Helen. / Understanding the lived experience of five individuals with mobility aids. Universal Design 2016: Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016). editor / Helen Petrie ; Jenny Darzentas ; Tanja Walsh ; David Swallow ; Leonardo Sandoval ; Andrew Lewis ; Christopher Power. Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2016. pp. 582 - 593 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Walsh, T & Petrie, H 2016, Understanding the lived experience of five individuals with mobility aids. in H Petrie, J Darzentas, T Walsh, D Swallow, L Sandoval, A Lewis & C Power (eds), Universal Design 2016: Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016). Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 229, IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 582 - 593.

Understanding the lived experience of five individuals with mobility aids. / Walsh, Tanja ; Petrie, Helen.
Universal Design 2016: Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016). ed. / Helen Petrie; Jenny Darzentas; Tanja Walsh; David Swallow; Leonardo Sandoval; Andrew Lewis; Christopher Power. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2016. p. 582 - 593 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 229).

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Walsh T , Petrie H. Understanding the lived experience of five individuals with mobility aids. In Petrie H, Darzentas J, Walsh T, Swallow D, Sandoval L, Lewis A, Power C, editors, Universal Design 2016: Learning from the past, designing for the future (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD2016). Amsterdam: IOS Press. 2016. p. 582 - 593. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).