Exploring the lived experience of people using ultralight wheelchairs with on-the-fly adjustable seating function

Mattie, Johanne; Aitken-Mundhenk, Leo; Bicknell, Lauren; Mortenson, W. Ben; Borisoff, Jaimie

doi:10.1080/17483107.2019.1626920

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“…A more recent 2022 study by Nuri et al (2022) reached the same conclusion when they surveyed 376 wheelchair users in Bangladesh and found that, alongside poor-quality roads, the fitting of their wheelchair was affecting their CMP. Even more support comes from Mattie et al (2019) study in 2019 which found that, when it came to CMP, "adjustable seating can have a significant impact on ultralight wheelchair users. "…”

Section: Community Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Repairability and the fitting or adjustability of wheelchairs has proven to be a major factor that can impact the CMP for MWU (Mattie et al, 2019;Nuri et al, 2022;Oldfrey et al, 2023). To ensure the highest QOL for MWU, the repairability and maintenance of wheelchair designs as well as ensuring a fitted wheelchair or ease of adjustment for the wheelchair ought to be a major concern in all future design work (Mattie et al, 2019;Nuri et al, 2022;Oldfrey et al, 2023). The ease of adjustment for wheelchairs is especially important for pediatric wheelchair users as they are likely to need a much wider array of adjustability to effectively utilize their mobility assistive device as they rapidly grow from toddlers to young adults.…”

Section: Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Community mobility and participation assessment of manual wheelchair users: a review of current techniques and challenges

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Goršič,

Rahman

et al. 2024

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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According to the World Health Organization, hundreds of individuals commence wheelchair use daily, often due to an injury such as spinal cord injury or through a condition such as a stroke. However, manual wheelchair users typically experience reductions in individual community mobility and participation. In this review, articles from 2017 to 2023 were reviewed to identify means of measuring community mobility and participation of manual wheelchair users, factors that can impact these aspects, and current rehabilitation techniques for improving them. The selected articles document current best practices utilizing self-surveys, in-clinic assessments, and remote tracking through GPS and accelerometer data, which rehabilitation specialists can apply to track their patients’ community mobility and participation accurately. Furthermore, rehabilitation methods such as wheelchair training programs, brain-computer interface triggered functional electric stimulation therapy, and community-based rehabilitation programs show potential to improve the community mobility and participation of manual wheelchair users. Recommendations were made to highlight potential avenues for future research.

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Section: Community Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%