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Trial reportArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2022

Effectiveness of a Web-Based Direct-to-User Transfer Training Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Stephanie K Rigot, Kaitlin M DiGiovine, Michael L Boninger, Rachel Hibbs, Ian Smith, Lynn A Worobey

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6 authors.

Stephanie K RigotRehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Kaitlin M DiGiovineRehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Michael L BoningerRehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Rachel HibbsDepartment of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ian SmithRehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Lynn A WorobeyRehab Neural Engineering Labs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: law93@pitt.edu.

Funding

Characterizing Activity Patterns in Functional Mobility After Spinal Cord InjuryK23HD096134 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WOROBEY, LYNN A · 2019 to 2023
$625k
ACL HHS 90DP0078ACL HHS 90SI5014NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD096134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the effectiveness of a web-based, direct-to-user transfer training program in improving transfer quality and maintaining improvements for up to 1 month after training as compared with a control group.

designRandomized controlled trial with participants randomized to an immediate intervention group (IIG) or waitlist control group (WLCG) that received the training after a 6-month delay.

settingWherever the participants accessed the web-based training, likely the home environment.

participantsConvenience sample of full-time wheelchair users (N=72; IIG, n=34; WLCG, n=38 for between-group analysis, n=48 for combined within-group analysis) with spinal cord injury or disorder who were able to independently perform a lateral scoot transfer.

interventionsSelf-paced, web-based transfer training module.

main outcome measuresTransfer Assessment Instrument Questionnaire (TAI-Q) score at baseline, 1 month, and 6 months postbaseline (WLCG only), immediately posttraining, and 1 month posttraining. The TAI-Q is an 18-item self-assessment that covers several aspects of a quality transfer.

resultsThe IIG significantly increased particpants' baseline TAI-Q score from 6.91±0.98 to 7.79±1.12 (P<.001) by 1 month posttraining. The WLCG also increased from baseline to the 1-month postbaseline assessment (from 6.52±1.13 to 7.00±1.09; P=.014), potentially from learning effects secondary to self-assessment with the TAI-Q. The extent of change over time did not differ significantly between the IIG and WLCG from baseline to 1 month (P=.169). However, significant improvements in TAI-Q scores were still evident after the training for the WLCG (P<.001). Those with a lower pretraining TAI-Q score and more shoulder pain were most likely to benefit from the training.

conclusionsRepeated TAI-Q self-assessments likely contributed to improved transfer quality, with web-based training having an additive effect. Wheelchair users are likely to benefit from transfer training and self-assessment of transfer quality in their home environments. This has the potential to decrease injury risk while avoiding barriers to in-person training.

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Spinal Cord InjuriesWheelchairsHumansInternetShoulder PainSurveys and QuestionnairesInternet-based interventionRehabilitationSpinal cord diseasesTelerehabilitationWheelchairs

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PMID34090854
PMCPMC8642492

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