The effects of wheelchair mobility skills and exercise training on physical activity, fitness, skills and confidence in youth using a manual wheelchair

Sol, Marleen; Verschuren, Olaf; Horemans, Henricus L. D.; Westers, Paul; Visser-Meily, Johanna M A; Groot, Janke F. de

doi:10.1080/09638288.2021.1907456

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“…Therefore, it may be valuable to examine whether increasing fitness using evidence-based exercise protocols influences wheelchair skills to help elucidate the directionality of these associations. For example, a recent randomized clinical trial conducted among youth using a manual wheelchair reported significant, sustained improvements in physical activity, aerobic and anaerobic performance following 8-week exercise training and 8-week wheelchair mobility skills training [32]. We assert that examination of directionality would guide implementation of appropriate rehabilitation protocols that could significantly impact community participation and quality of life among persons living with SCI.…”

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Association between individual wheelchair skills and fitness in community-dwelling manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries

Silveira

Groot

Cowan

2022

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

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confidence: 88%

Association between individual wheelchair skills and fitness in community-dwelling manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries

Silveira

Groot

Cowan

2022

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

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“…Twenty studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were therefore included in this systematic review. Three single-case studies, [35][36][37] eight case series, [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] four studies with two-group pre-test/ post-test design, [46][47][48][49] three studies with one-group pre-test/ post-test design, [50][51][52] and two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified. 53,54 Appendix S3 reports all the remaining excluded articles with the reasons for exclusion.…”

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“…35 The intensity of the interventions varied from once 40,43,44 to five 39,51,52 times per week, with six of the interventions taking place twice a week. 36,41,42,[46][47][48] Total hours spent on training wheeled mobility skills ranged from 1.5 hours 38 to 30 hours, 51,52 with the number of total hours spent training for most studies being between 8 hours and 16 hours. [41][42][43][44][46][47][48][49]53…”

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Effectiveness of wheeled mobility skill interventions in children and young people with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

Naaris

Bekteshi

Aufheimer

et al. 2023

Develop Med Child Neuro

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AimTo systematically review the effectiveness of wheeled mobility interventions in children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP).MethodA systematic literature search was performed in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EBSCO, PEDro, and Web of Science using database‐specific concepts such as ‘child’ and ‘wheelchair’. Studies focusing on wheeled mobility skill interventions with participants aged 6 to 21 years with CP were included.ResultsTwenty studies with 203 participants were included. The impact of wheeled mobility skill interventions was assessed on mobility skills (n = 18), activity and participation (n = 10), and quality of life (n = 3). No studies reported effects on stress, fatigue, and motivational aspects. Interventions included power wheelchair skill training (n = 12), computer‐based training (n = 5), smart wheelchair training (n = 2), and manual wheelchair training (n = 1), showing positive wheeled mobility intervention effects. Study quality based on the Methodological Index for Non‐Randomized Studies scale was 9 out of 16 and 14 out of 24 for non‐comparative and comparative studies respectively. Risk of bias was serious‐to‐critical on the Risk of Bias in Non‐Randomized Studies of Interventions.InterpretationWheeled mobility interventions showed promising beneficial effects on wheeled mobility, activity and participation, and quality of life for children and young people with CP. Future studies with structured and standardized training programmes and assessment tools are warranted to further accelerate the wheeled mobility skill acquisition process in this population.

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“…Exercise training and wheelchair mobility skills (WMS) training can lead to a sustained improvement in physical activity (PA) in a manual wheelchair physical fitness, functional independence and rehabilitation outcome of wheelchair users [12,13] . Thus, following are several exercises suggested training for handicapped individuals, especially for wheel-chair users: • Bicep Curls: Hold dumbbell in both hands, and stretch arms outward with palms pointing upward.…”

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Activities for Physically Disabled in Isolation of Covid-19 Pandemic

Yar

2021

JUMDC

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Disability is one of a major health problem and billions of disables are suffering in these days of the coronavirus epidemic. As every individual has confined himself in quarantine including disable people. And on the other hand, most importantly people suffering from disabilities are under-going compromised rehabilitation, which ultimately has an adverse effect not only on their health but also on mental health. So, to compensate for their physiological loss, it is necessary to guide the disable community about their health and especially maintaining it through exercise as it is a major healthcare concern nowadays. To overcome such healthcare issues, especially in the case of disabled population, the main aim is to recommend a set of exercises and physical activities to remain fit and active in isolation. The exercises are suggested for amputees, handicapped and bedridden patients. Doing exercise will not only maintain the physical health of disable ones but also improve mental health. Mental health is more important for disable people as they are emotionally sensitive and weak health-wise.

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The effects of wheelchair mobility skills and exercise training on physical activity, fitness, skills and confidence in youth using a manual wheelchair

Abstract: The effects of wheelchair mobility skills and exercise training on physical activity, fitness, skills and confidence in youth using a manual wheelchair, Disability and Rehabilitation,

Cited by 13 publications

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Association between individual wheelchair skills and fitness in community-dwelling manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries

Association between individual wheelchair skills and fitness in community-dwelling manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries

Effectiveness of wheeled mobility skill interventions in children and young people with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

Activities for Physically Disabled in Isolation of Covid-19 Pandemic

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