Impact of Tilt-in-Space Power Wheelchairs on Health, Activity, and Participation

Harris, Frances; Sonenblum, Sharon Eve; Sprigle, Stephen; Maurer, Christine L.

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Impact of Tilt-in-Space Power Wheelchairs on Health, Activity, and Participation

dc.contributor.author	Harris, Frances
dc.contributor.author	Sonenblum, Sharon Eve
dc.contributor.author	Sprigle, Stephen
dc.contributor.author	Maurer, Christine L.
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-02T20:29:19Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-02T20:29:19Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.description	Presented at the RESNA Annual Meeting. 2008. Washington, DC.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This paper reports the results of a pre-post outcomes study on the impact of tilt-in-space power wheelchairs on the health, activity, and participation of 5 subjects. Using a methodology which combines traditional self-reports and activity monitoring technology, subjects who had previously used an upright power wheelchair were monitored at baseline and 3 months following receipt of a new tilt-in-space power wheelchair. Subjects visited similar numbers of destinations pre and post. However, wheelchair use metrics - including occupancy time, distance wheeled, and number of bouts - varied pre and post, without a consistent direction of change. Quality of life measured as self-perceived health status increased in all subjects. Although subject population is too small to generalize results, this study illustrates the complexity of participation measurement and the utility of this methodology to provide insights into the relationship between wheelchair use and activity and participation.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/36803
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Annual Conference ; 2008
dc.subject	Wheeled mobility	en_US
dc.subject	Activity and participation	en_US
dc.subject	Outcomes	en_US
dc.title	Impact of Tilt-in-Space Power Wheelchairs on Health, Activity, and Participation	en_US
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dc.type.genre	Paper
dc.type.genre	Presentation
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local.contributor.author	Sprigle, Stephen
local.contributor.corporatename	College of Design
local.contributor.corporatename	Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation
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