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Factors Associated with Cane Use Among Community Dwelling Older Adults
Author(s) -
Aminzadeh Faranak,
Edwards Nancy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2000.00474.x
Subject(s) - theory of planned behavior , cane , gerontology , discriminant function analysis , psychological intervention , explained variation , sample (material) , variance (accounting) , psychology , medicine , demography , control (management) , statistics , computer science , psychiatry , sociology , mathematics , accounting , business , biochemistry , chemistry , sugar , chromatography , artificial intelligence
Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this study examined factors associated with cane use among community dwelling older adults. Data were collected in a cross‐sectional survey of a convenience sample of 106 community residing older adults in Ottawa, Canada. Using a stepwise discriminant analysis, subjective norms, attitudes, and age surfaced as the key variables associated with cane use in this sample. The discriminant function accounted for 67% of the variance in cane use and correctly classified 91% of cases (Wilks's λ= 0.33, χ 2 = 110.12, df = 3, p < 0.0001). The findings provide evidence for the utility of the TPB in its application to understanding cane use behaviors of older persons and have important implications for the design of theory‐based fall prevention interventions to enhance the acceptance and effective use of mobility aids.