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Impact of Tilt-in-Space Power Wheelchairs on Health, Activity, and Participation
Impact of Tilt-in-Space Power Wheelchairs on Health, Activity, and Participation
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Harris, Frances
Sonenblum, Sharon Eve
Sprigle, Stephen
Maurer, Christine L.
Sonenblum, Sharon Eve
Sprigle, Stephen
Maurer, Christine L.
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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.
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2008
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