SynthesisDisability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology2016
A review of factors influencing participation in social and community activities for wheelchair users.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.
- Manual wheelchair biomechanics while overcoming various environmental barriers: A systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Using remote learning to teach clinicians manual wheelchair skills: a cohort study with pre- vs post-training comparisons.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology · 2022Trial
- Manual Wheelchair Skills Training for Community-Dwelling Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Powered Wheelchair Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2015Trial
- Social participation of patients with epidermolysis bullosa: barriers and facilitators in education, employment, and economic life - a biographic interview study.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Article
- Bridging the gap: The experiences and needs of people with spinal cord injury when transitioning out of inpatient rehabilitation.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2026Article
- Power Wheelchair Adaptive Team Sport Involvement: Experience, Impact on Quality of Life, and Physical Fitness.Research quarterly for exercise and sport · 2025Article
- Effects of Physical Health, Mental Health, Social Environmental Factors, and Quality of Life on Social Participation of People With Physical Disabilities.Brain and behavior · 2025Observational
- Wheelchair use confidence scale for Arab pediatric manual wheelchair users: preliminary evaluation of its measurement properties.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Tire Deformation-Based Regulation of Braking Torque in Manual Wheelchairs Equipped with Reverse Locking Modules.PloS one · 2025Article
- Navigating adulthood: Exploring the transition needs of adolescents and young adults affected by Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy.PloS one · 2025Article
- Application of a comprehensive disability measure: Disability prevalence among US Veterans and non-veterans from the National Health Interview Survey Data from 2015 to 2018.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Theories, models and frameworks to understand barriers to the provision of mobility-assistive technologies: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- ORTHOSTATIC SUPPORT IN PARAPLEGIC AND AMPUTEE PATIENTS: A CONTROLLED TRIAL.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2024Article
- Predictors of participation enfranchisement of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury in the United States.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2023Article
- Environmental barriers and participation restrictions in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury in Jiangsu and Sichuan Provinces of China: Results from a cross-sectional survey.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2023Article
- Social participation of individuals with spinal injury using wheelchairs in rural Tanzania after peer training and entrepreneurial skills training.African journal of disability · 2023Article
- Exploring the Influence of a Community-Based Peer-Led Wheelchair Skills Training on Satisfaction with Participation in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The role of self-efficacy in community reintegration among persons with traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2022Article
- "Back into Life-With a Power Wheelchair": Learning from People with Severe Stroke through a Participatory Photovoice Study in a Metropolitan Area in Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically identify factors associated with participation in social and community activities for adult wheelchair users (WCUs). DATA SOURCES: PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and EMBASE. STUDY SELECTION: Quantitative and qualitative peer-reviewed publications were included, which were written in English, reported original research and investigated factors associated with social and community participation in adult WCUs. DATA EXTRACTION: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were used. Factors were organized using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). DATA SYNTHESIS: Thirty-five studies were selected: two of power WCUs, 10 of manual WCUs and 23 of both. Six qualitative studies, ranging in quality from 8/10 to 9/10 and 29 quantitative studies were included, ranging in quality from 4/15 to 11/15. Fifteen body function, 4 activity, 5 participation, 15 environmental and 14 personal factors were found to be associated with social and community participation.
conclusionsSocial and community participation of WCUs is associated with factors from all ICF domains. Wheelchair factors, accessibility, skills with wheelchair use, pain, finances and education are modifiable factors frequently reported to be associated with participation. Experimental research focusing on modifiable factors is needed to further our understanding of factors influencing participation among WCUs. Implications for Rehabilitation Wheelchair factors, including comfort and durability, are associated with participation and may be targeted in clinical intervention. Wheelchair skills are clinically modifiable and have been shown to improve participation in manual wheelchair users. Body functions (e.g. confidence, depression and fatigue) and personal factors (e.g. finances and level of education) may be considered for clinical intervention.
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