Development of a wheelchair maintenance training programme and questionnaire for clinicians and wheelchair users

Purpose of state: The aims of this study were to develop a Wheelchair Maintenance Training Programme (WMTP) as a tool for clinicians to teach wheelchair users (and caregivers when applicable) in a group setting to perform basic maintenance at home in the USA and to develop a Wheelchair Maintenance T...

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Published in:Disability and rehabilitation: Assistive technology 2017-11, Vol.12 (8), p.843-851
Main Authors: Toro, Maria Luisa, Bird, Emily, Oyster, Michelle, Worobey, Lynn, Lain, Michael, Bucior, Samuel, Cooper, Rory A., Pearlman, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
caregiver training
Caregivers
Clinician training
Curricula
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Electric Power Supplies
End users
group training
Health Personnel - education
Health Personnel - standards
Humans
Inservice Training
Knowledge
maintenance
Maintenance - methods
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Patient Education as Topic - standards
Power
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Technicians
test-retest reliability
Training
training development
wheelchair
Wheelchairs
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Summary:Purpose of state: The aims of this study were to develop a Wheelchair Maintenance Training Programme (WMTP) as a tool for clinicians to teach wheelchair users (and caregivers when applicable) in a group setting to perform basic maintenance at home in the USA and to develop a Wheelchair Maintenance Training Questionnaire (WMT-Q) to evaluate wheelchair maintenance knowledge in clinicians, manual and power wheelchair users. Methods: The WMTP and WMT-Q were developed through an iterative process. Results: A convenience sample of clinicians (n = 17), manual wheelchair (n ∞ 5), power wheelchair users (n = 4) and caregivers (n = 4) provided feedback on the training programme. A convenience sample of clinicians (n = 38), manual wheelchair (n = 25), and power wheelchair users (n = 30) answered the WMT-Q throughout different phases of development. The subscores of the WMT-Q achieved a reliability that ranged between ICC(3,1) = 0.48 to ICC(3,1) = 0.89. The WMTP and WMT-Q were implemented with 15 clinicians who received in-person training in the USA using the materials developed and showed a significant increase in all except one of the WMT-Q subscores after the WMTP (p 
ISSN:1748-3107
1748-3115
DOI:10.1080/17483107.2016.1277792