Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
University of British Columbia
$1,500.00
Barriers and beyond: The burden faced by people who use assistive mobility devices getting around their community
FY 2017-18
Summary
The objective of this study was to better understand the challenges people who use mobility devices face moving about the community. To accomplish this, 60 participants completed a socio-demographic survey that captured information about their physical, social, and psychological backgrounds. Participants then spent 14 days collecting data about where they went (using a Global Positioning tracker), how they got there (trip diary), and took pictures of the challenges they faced. Follow-up interviews were conducted to review their data and discuss the challenges they faced and how they addressed them. Participant activity spaces were measured to determine how those challenges affected the extent of their travels and the impact the social and physical environment had on their ability to participate in all the opportunities available.
Department
Program
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
383192
Name
Prescott Mike G
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Projecttitle
Barriers and beyond: The burden faced by people who use assistive mobility devices getting around their community
Programtype2
Undefined
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$1,500
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Keyworddelim
Activity Space; Barriers; Mobility; People With Disabilities
Abstract
The objective of this study was to better understand the challenges people who use mobility devices face moving about the community. To accomplish this, 60 participants completed a socio-demographic survey that captured information about their physical, social, and psychological backgrounds. Participants then spent 14 days collecting data about where they went (using a Global Positioning tracker), how they got there (trip diary), and took pictures of the challenges they faced. Follow-up interviews were conducted to review their data and discuss the challenges they faced and how they addressed them. Participant activity spaces were measured to determine how those challenges affected the extent of their travels and the impact the social and physical environment had on their ability to participate in all the opportunities available.
Competitiondate
201802
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Prescott, Mike G
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Inst of Hlth Serv & Policy Res~ $1,500~ $0~
