2012
DOI: 10.3233/wor-2012-0418-1980
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Improving wheelchair prescription: an analysis of user needs and existing tools

Abstract: Wheelchair users experience many situations that affect the stability and associated performance of their wheelchair. Stability is affected by user characteristics and abilities, environmental features and conditions, and wheelchair modification and accessories. Wheelchair prescribers need effective tools and methods to provide quantitative evaluation and prediction of the behavior of the user-wheelchair system in a variety of static and dynamic situations. Such information is very important to guide efficient… Show more

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“…2012; Whitcombe-Shingler 2004; WHO 2008), as determined by the assessment. Best practice and a rights-based approach advocate for education of, consultation with and active participation of the user (Borg 2011; Di Marco, Russell & Masters 2003; UN 2006b; WHO 2008), as well as for different wheelchair options to be demonstrated to the user.…”
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“…2012; Whitcombe-Shingler 2004; WHO 2008), as determined by the assessment. Best practice and a rights-based approach advocate for education of, consultation with and active participation of the user (Borg 2011; Di Marco, Russell & Masters 2003; UN 2006b; WHO 2008), as well as for different wheelchair options to be demonstrated to the user.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2012; Moody et al . 2012; Whitcombe-Shingler 2004; WHO 2008). With the information gathered during wheelchair assessment in the study setting it would be difficult to prescribe an appropriate and safe wheelchair that will optimise user function and decrease the risk for accidents and secondary complications (Hansen et al .…”
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“…para virar ou mudar de direção e, para impulsionar-se, é necessário utilizar os dois aros ao mesmo tempo permitindo que a CR se mova para a frente e para trás com apenas uma mão. Assim, um indivíduo que não pode usar uma das mãos, ou pretende liberar um dos lados, pode facilmente se deslocar (JUNG et al, características do usuário, suas habilidades, condições ambientais e modificações da CR e de seus itens ou acessórios(MOODY et al, 2012) Campos (2013). aponta que todas as CR prescritas para usuários com diagnóstico de paralisia cerebral do serviço de sistemas de adequação da postura sentada estudado, necessitaram de algum tipo de modificação ou mesmo da aquisição de acessórios especiais para o ajuste e personalização de acordo com as características clínicas e funcionais dos usuários Strobl (2013).…”
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