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Cecilia Pettersson
Researcher at Lund University
Publications - 25
Citations - 655
Cecilia Pettersson is an academic researcher from Lund University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Occupational therapy & Wheelchair. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 20 publications receiving 508 citations. Previous affiliations of Cecilia Pettersson include Chalmers University of Technology & Örebro University.
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Assistive technology and people: a position paper from the first global research, innovation and education on assistive technology (GREAT) summit.
Deirdre Desmond,Natasha Layton,Jacob A. Bentley,Fleur Heleen Boot,Johan Borg,Bishnu Maya Dhungana,Pamela Gallagher,Lynn Gitlow,Rosemary Joan Gowran,Nora Groce,Katerina Mavrou,Trish Mackeogh,Rachael McDonald,Cecilia Pettersson,Marcia J. Scherer +14 more
TL;DR: A “state of the science” view of AT users is provided, conceptualized as “People” within the set of GATE strategic “P”s, and the role of advocacy, empowerment and co-design in developing and driving AT processes is considered.
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Autonomy and Housing Accessibility Among Powered Mobility Device Users.
TL;DR: To enable optimized PMD use, practitioners must pay attention to the relationship between client autonomy and housing accessibility problems, as well as personal factors and environmental components and their association with indoor and outdoor autonomy.
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Mobility and mobility-related participation outcomes of powered wheelchair and scooter interventions after 4-months and 1-year use.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate outcomes of powered wheelchair and scooter interventions after 4-months and 1-year use regarding need for assistance when moving around, frequency of mobility-related participation, easiness/difficulty in mobility during participation, and number of participation aspects performed in everyday life.
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A public health perspective to environmental barriers and accessibility problems for senior citizens living in ordinary housing
TL;DR: Despite a high housing standard in the Swedish ordinary housing stock the results show substantial accessibility problems for senior citizens with functional limitations, and large-scale and systematic efforts are required to make housing accessible large- scale.
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Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology.
Emma M. Smith,Rosemary Joan Gowran,Hasheem Mannan,Brian Donnelly,Liliana Alvarez,Diane Bell,Silvana Contepomi,Liezel Ennion,Evert Jan Hoogerwerf,Tracey E. Howe,Yih Kuen Jan,Jeanne Kagwiza,Natasha Layton,Ritchard Ledgerd,Malcolm MacLachlan,Giulia Oggero,Cecilia Pettersson,Thais Pousada,Elsje Scheffler,Sam Shi Xuan Wu +19 more
TL;DR: A competence framework with associated education and training program, coupled with the development and implementation of a certification framework for AT personnel needs, will promote quality in AT personnel training globally.