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Personal Care Aids

Personal Care Aids is an academic construct referring to assistive devices or tools designed to support individuals in performing essential self-care activities such as hygiene, grooming, dressing, and toileting, thereby promoting autonomy and functional independence in daily living.

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138

Authors

78

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

43

Lesbian and Gay Elders and Long-Term Care: Identifying the Unique Psychosocial Perspectives and Challenges

Gary Stein, Nancy L. Beckerman, Patricia Sherman · Journal of Gerontological Social Work · 2010 · 191 citations

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Robotic Personal Aids for Mobility and Monitoring for the Elderly

Matthew Spenko, Haoyong Yu, Steven Dubowsky · IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering · 2006 · 189 citations

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It Is Time to Resolve the Direct Care Workforce Crisis in Long-Term Care

Kezia Scales · The Gerontologist · 2020 · 125 citations · Full text

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Disabling back injuries among nursing personnel: Research needs justification

Roger C. Jensen · Research in Nursing & Health · 1987 · 104 citations

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Use, Type, and Efficacy of Assistance for Disability

Lois M. Verbrugge, Purvi Sevak · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2002 · 89 citations · Full text

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Authors

138

  1. RS
    Robyn Stone

    Leading Age, United States

    3 publications · 239 citations

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  2. SA
    Susan A. Chapman

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    3 publications · 117 citations

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  3. EK
    Emma K. Tsui

    City University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 113 citations

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  4. LM
    Lois M. Verbrugge

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 105 citations

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  5. SS
    Sandra S. Butler

    University of Maine, United States

    2 publications · 66 citations

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Institutions

78

  1. Leading Age

    Washington D.C., United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    311 citations

  2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    536 citations

  3. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

  4. University of Maine

    Orono, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    108 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    194 citations

  6. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    68 citations

  7. Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani

    Ancona, Italy

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    70 citations

  8. Deutsche Telekom (Austria)

    Vienna, Austria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

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Venues

  1. Health Affairs

    4 publications · 261 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 57 citations

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  3. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    2 publications · 143 citations

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  4. The Gerontologist

    2 publications · 179 citations

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