ArticleAfrican journal of disability2017
Wheelchair services and use outcomes: A cross-sectional survey in Kenya and the Philippines.
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- A Goal-Directed Program for Wheelchair Use for Children and Young People with Cerebral Palsy in Uganda: An Explorative Intervention Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Community mobility and participation assessment of manual wheelchair users: a review of current techniques and challenges.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Review
- Exploratory investigation of the outcomes of wheelchair provision through two service models in Indonesia.PloS one · 2021Article
- Experience of Filipinos with Spinal Cord Injury in the Use of Assistive Technology: An Occupational Justice Perspective.Occupational therapy international · 2020Article
- Community-based rehabilitation workers' perspectives of wheelchair provision in Uganda: A qualitative study.African journal of disability · 2019Article
- Perspectives of basic wheelchair users on improving their access to wheelchair services in Kenya and Philippines: a qualitative study.BMC international health and human rights · 2017Article
- Editorial.African journal of disability · 2017Article
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe World Health Organisation recommends that services accompany wheelchair distribution. This study examined the relationship of wheelchair service provision in Kenya and the Philippines and wheelchair-use-related outcomes.
methodWe surveyed 852 adult basic manual wheelchair users. Participants who had received services and those who had not were sought in equal numbers from wheelchair-distribution entities. Outcomes assessed were daily wheelchair use, falls, unassisted outdoor use and performance of activities of daily living (ADL). Descriptive, bivariate and multivariable regression model results are presented.
resultsConditions that led to the need for a basic wheelchair were mainly spinal cord injury, polio/post-polio, and congenital conditions. Most Kenyans reported high daily wheelchair use (60%) and ADL performance (80%), while these practices were less frequent in the Philippine sample (42% and 74%, respectively). Having the wheelchair fit assessed while the user propelled the wheelchair was associated with greater odds of high ADL performance in Kenya (odds ratio [OR] 2.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.6, 5.1) and the Philippines (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.8, 4.5). Wheelchair-related training was associated with high ADL performance in Kenya (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.3, 8.4). In the Philippines, training was associated with greater odds of high versus no daily wheelchair use but also odds of serious versus no falls (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.4, 4.5).
conclusionSelect services that were associated with some better wheelchair use outcomes and should be emphasised in service delivery. Service providers should be aware that increased mobility may lead to serious falls.
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