Evidence-based training manual for the safe use of powered wheelchairs.

Morales, Ashley and Pineda, Marjorie and Serrato, Megan and Toledo, Savanna (2023) Evidence-based training manual for the safe use of powered wheelchairs. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.

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Abstract

The focus of our thesis project is the safe use of powered wheelchairs (PWCs) for marginal ambulatory individuals. A marginal ambulatory individual is someone who encounters limitations when walking long distances due to a health condition or injury. Safety concerns associated with powered mobility devices can limit community mobility. Tips, falls, and collisions are a major concern, with incident rates remaining consistently high over the years. Our project aims to answer, “what type of evidence-based materials can assist in developing an effective powered wheelchair safety manual?” We conducted an in-depth literature review and consulted with an occupational therapy practitioner (OTP) with more than twenty years of experience working with PWCs to help us better understand how the environment, collision and accidents, and device maintenance affect PWC users’ community mobility. The manual was created with the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) framework in mind. Our findings showed some of the most challenging driving skills are turning, backing up, and maneuvering through uneven surfaces. We developed an evidence-based training manual for the safe use of powered wheelchairs supported by literature and commonly identified safety concerns. Our evidence-based training manual can be used by a future thesis group to create educational training videos for practitioners to distribute to their clients as a resource.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords: MSOTOC012.12
Subjects: R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Depositing User: Kareena Yashko
Date Deposited: 16 May 2024 18:27
Last Modified: 16 May 2024 18:27
URI: http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/134

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