A Study on Behavioral Patterns of the Wheelchair Users In Nursing Homes

摘要

The purpose of this study is to clarify how to use the wheelchair in nursing homes. For this objective, different types of nursing homes were surveyed by means of observation and deep interview. The results of the analysis are as follows. 1. The wheelchair user uses a wheelchair rather than" the tool of a moving" as "the tool of a sitting". 2. The seating and the operation of a wheelchair affect the number of cultural acts and social acts. 3. Independent mobility affects behavioral patterns of the elderly.