ArticleAustralian occupational therapy journal2021
Facilitating manual wheelchair skills following lower limb amputation using a group process: A nested mixed methods pilot study.
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- Understanding Urban Mobility Among Wheelchair Users: The Intersection of Physical Impairment, Wheelchair Mobility Proficiency, and Self-Efficacy in Wheeled Mobility-A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Manual wheelchair training for individuals with chronic and progressive conditions: a critical realist approach to improving practice.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Experience of Manual Wheelchair Training for People With Chronic and Progressive Conditions: Perspectives of Users and Trainers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Manual wheelchair training approaches and intended training outcomes for adults who are new to wheelchair use: A scoping review.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2025Article
- Manual wheelchair training programs: a scoping review of educational approaches and intended learning outcomes.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Community mobility and participation assessment of manual wheelchair users: a review of current techniques and challenges.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Review
- Facilitating manual wheelchair skills following lower limb amputation using a group process: A nested mixed methods pilot study.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2021Article
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introductionThe manual wheelchair skills training programme is used to structure teaching manual wheelchair use for people following injury or disability. This pilot study aimed to explore the outcomes of introducing a group wheelchair skills training programme on skill performance, confidence and frequency of wheelchair use for people with lower limb amputation in a rehabilitation setting from the perspective of participants and group facilitators.
methodThis pilot study used a two-phase mixed methods nested design. Eleven people with lower limb amputations received a minimum of two 45-min wheelchair skills sessions, using the Wheelchair Skills Training Program, delivered in a mix of group and one-to-one sessions. In phase one, wheelchair skill performance, confidence and frequency were measured using the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire-Version 5.0, goal achievement was measured through the Functional Independence Measure and Goal Attainment Scale. These measures were repeated in phase two. Nested within phase two was qualitative data collection. Interviews were conducted with eight participants and a focus group held with three programme facilitators, to gather their perceptions of the training process. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse and report quantitative data and thematic analysis was used to combine qualitative data from the two participant groups.
resultsPost intervention, the mean Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire score increased in performance (42.3 ± 13.4), confidence (33.9 ± 20.7) and frequency (33.9 ± 27.3). Goal Attainment was achieved or exceeded by 91% of all participants. Four themes were developed from qualitative data including, "motivators driving learning," "delivery methods, structure and profile of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program," "managing risk and safety" and "confidence in wheelchair use."
conclusionsThe pilot study found that The Wheelchair Skills Training Program can improve wheelchair performance, confidence and frequency to support enhanced safety, independence and quality of life for people with lower limb amputations.
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