Relationships between wheelchair skills, wheelchair mobility and level of injury in individuals with spinal cord injury

Study design: Cross-sectional. Objectives: To describe the manual wheelchair (MWC) skill profiles of experienced MWC users with spinal cord injury and their wheeled mobility (distance and speed) while considering their level of injury and age. Setting: Rehabilitation centers, participant's home...

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Veröffentlicht in:Spinal cord 2012-01, Vol.50 (1), p.37-41
Hauptverfasser: Lemay, V, Routhier, F, Noreau, L, Phang, S H, Martin Ginis, K A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Study design: Cross-sectional. Objectives: To describe the manual wheelchair (MWC) skill profiles of experienced MWC users with spinal cord injury and their wheeled mobility (distance and speed) while considering their level of injury and age. Setting: Rehabilitation centers, participant's home and the community. Methods: MWC skills were evaluated using the wheelchair skills test (WST) and wheeled mobility data were collected in the participants' own environment over a 7-day period, using a Cateye cycle computer (VELO 8). A total of 54 participants took part in the study. Results: The mean total performance score of the sample on the WST was 80.7±11.8%, with a significant difference between participants with tetraplegia (C4–C8) and those with low-level paraplegia (T7–L2) ( P
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sc.2011.98