ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2015
Exploratory Validation of a Multidimensional Power Wheelchair Outcomes Toolkit.
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- Incidence and dynamics of mobility device use among community-dwelling older adults in the United States.Journal of elder policy · 2024Article
- Available Assistive Technology Outcome Measures: Systematic Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Review
- Mobility and Participation of People With Disabilities Using Mobility Assistive Technologies: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the relation among the measures in a power wheelchair outcomes toolkit.
designWe performed path analysis of cross-sectional data from self-report questionnaires and 1 objective measure.
settingSix sites.
participantsA convenience sample of power wheelchair users (N=128). Most (n=69; 53.9%) participants were women. Multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury/disease were the most common diagnoses.
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresThe power wheelchair version of the Wheelchair Skills Test version 4.1 was used to carry out an objective evaluation of capacity to perform 32 wheelchair skills. The Late-Life Disability Index measured frequency of participation in 16 life activities. The Life-Space Assessment measured independence, extent, and frequency of mobility. The Assistive Technology Outcomes Profile for Mobility was used to assess perceived difficulty performing activity and participation using assistive technology. The Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale for powered wheelchair users captured users' self-efficacy with wheelchair use.
resultsWheelchair confidence was independently associated with less difficulty with activity (β=.028, P=.002) and participation (β=.225, P<.001), increased life space (β=.095, P<.003), and greater wheelchair skills (β=.30, P<.001). Less perceived difficulty with activity was independently associated with increased frequency of participation (β=.55, P<.001). Life-space mobility was independently associated with increased frequency of participation (β=.167, P<.001). Less difficulty with participation was independently associated with greater life-space mobility (β=.59, P<.001) and greater frequency of participation (β=.13, P<.001).
conclusionsThis study provides empirical support for the measures included as part of the power wheelchair outcomes toolkit. They appear to provide complementary information on a variety of constructs related to power wheelchair use.
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