Title

The challenge of using public transport: Descriptions by people with cognitive functional limitations

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

Winter 2009

Subject Area

Location - Europe, Mobility - Disabled, Population - Elderly, Population - Acquired Brain Injury

Abstract

This paper describes the findings of a study aiming to achieve deeper insight into reasons people with cognitive functional limitations cease to use public transport. Semi-structured interviews in combination with a qualitative content analysis were performed with nine participants. The results showed that reasons not to use public transport were to some degree a usability problem—both real and imagined. Other reasons were that participants had changed from buses or trains to other modes of transport or had psychologically adapted themselves to a new situation which meant that they did not miss using public transport.

Rights

Permission to publish abstract given by Journal of Transport and Land Use. JTLU is licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 Nc-by-sa http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/