Trial reportEuropean journal of cancer care2022
Assistive devices among people living at home with advanced cancer: Use, non-use and who have unmet needs for assistive devices?
Trial report in European journal of cancer care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Assistive devices among people living at home with advanced cancer: Use, non-use and who have unmet needs for assistive devices?European journal of cancer care · 2022Trial
- Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Identify Mobility Limitation in Incurable Cancer.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Article
- Barriers to assistive technology uptake among persons with disabilities in selected urban districts in Ghana.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assistive products for long-term care among older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan: a retrospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- User perceptions of aspects related to the use of the activity chair: A descriptive cross-sectional study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2025Article
- Brain metastasis, secondary to breast cancer, and strategies for improving quality of life.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2024Article
- The Complexities of Prescribing Assistive Equipment at the End of Life-Patient and Caregivers' Perspectives.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate which assistive devices people with advanced cancer have and whether they are in use. In addition, to explore the characteristics of people with advanced cancer who have unmet needs for assistive devices.
methodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study used data from a randomised controlled trial evaluating efficacy of an occupational therapy-based intervention. Participants were 237 people with advanced cancer. Data were collected by means of instruments about demography, functioning and assistive devices.
resultsThe most frequent assistive devices possessed by the participants were as follows: (1) small aids for dressing (47%), (2) Pillow for positioning (40%) and (3) electrically operated adjustable bed (39%). The prevalence of assistive devices was 92% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 88%-95%) with 14.2% non-use, largest for trolley tables (50%). In all, 27.4% of the participants were found to have unmet needs for assistive devices. These participants had similar characteristics to the other participants except from lower activity of daily living (ADL) ability (p values = <0.001).
conclusionThe assistive devices possessed by the participants were primarily for positioning and resting, and most were in use. More than a fourth of the participants had unmet needs for assistive devices and were characterised by lower ADL ability.
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