Effectiveness of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Keeler, RL Kirby, K Parker, KD McLean… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To conduct a systematic review synthesizing the evidence for the effectiveness of
the Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP). Data Sources: We searched PubMed, the …

Effectiveness and safety of wheelchair skills training program in improving the wheelchair skills capacity: a systematic review

CJ Tu, L Liu, W Wang, HP Du, YM Wang… - Clinical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To comprehensively assess the effectiveness and safety of wheelchair skills
training program in improving wheelchair skills capacity. Data sources: PubMed, OVID …

Manual wheelchair skills capacity predicts quality of life and community integration in persons with spinal cord injury

SM Hosseini, ML Oyster, RL Kirby… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Hosseini SM, Oyster ML, Kirby RL, Harrington AL, Boninger ML. Manual wheelchair skills
capacity predicts quality of life and community integration in persons with spinal cord injury …

A description of manual wheelchair skills training: current practices in Canadian rehabilitation centers

KL Best, F Routhier, WC Miller - Disability and Rehabilitation …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To describe current practices for manual wheelchair (MWC) skills training in
Canadian rehabilitation centers. Methods: An online survey was sent to practice leaders in …

The impact of the World Health Organization 8-steps in wheelchair service provision in wheelchair users in a less resourced setting: a cohort study in Indonesia

ML Toro, C Eke, J Pearlman - BMC Health Services Research, 2015 - Springer
Background For people who have a mobility impairment, access to an appropriate
wheelchair is an important step towards social inclusion and participation. The World Health …

Pilot study of a peer-led wheelchair training program to improve self-efficacy using a manual wheelchair: a randomized controlled trial

KL Best, WC Miller, G Huston, F Routhier… - Archives of Physical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the effect of a peer-led wheelchair training program on self-efficacy
of manual wheelchair (MWC) use and to explore influences of the intervention on MWC …

Selection of outcome measures in lower extremity amputation rehabilitation: ICF activities

AB Deathe, DL Wolfe, M Devlin, JS Hebert… - Disability and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. To identify and evaluate the lower extremity amputee (LEA) rehabilitation outcome
measurement instruments that quantify those outcomes that have been classified within the …

Wheelchair skills capacity and performance of manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury

RL Kirby, LA Worobey, R Cowan, JP Pedersen… - Archives of physical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the wheelchair skills capacity and performance of experienced
manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to assess measurement …

Effectiveness of a wheelchair skills training program for powered wheelchair users: a randomized controlled trial

RL Kirby, WC Miller, F Routhier, L Demers… - Archives of physical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To test the hypothesis that powered wheelchair users who receive the
Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) improve their wheelchair skills in comparison …

Lower-limb prostheses and wheelchairs in low-income countries [an overview]

J Pearlman, RA Cooper, M Krizack… - IEEE Engineering in …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This review covers a range of topics related to lower-extremity prostheses (LEP) and
wheelchair technology and service provision. A description on how recent advances in LEP …