| Effectiveness of a wheelchair skills training programme for community-living users of manual wheelchairs in Turkey: a randomized controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 21059666 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that, in comparison with those in a control group, community-dwelling wheelchair users in Turkey who have completed the Wheelchair Skills Training Program have better total percentage performance and safety scores on the Wheelchair Skills Test. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS: The study group comprised individuals (n = 24) who have to use a wheelchair for mobility in daily life. The subjects were randomly allocated to training (n = 14) and control groups (n = 10). INTERVENTIONS: The training group attended a skill training session three times a week for four weeks. The control group did not participate in the training. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: At the beginning of the study, subjects underwent a Wheelchair Skills Test (version 4.1), which evaluated their performance and safety for a range of skills. The test was repeated at the end of the study. RESULTS: The mean ± SD total percentage Wheelchair Skills Test performance scores increased significantly in both the training group (P = 0.002) and control group (P = 0.01), although the training group increased to a greater extent (P = 0.034). The training group's mean ± SD total percentage Wheelchair Skills Test safety scores increased significantly (P = 0.001), but there was no significant change in the control group. A statistically significant improvement was found between the total percentage Wheelchair Skills Test safety scores in the training group compared with the control group (P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: Community-living wheelchair users who received wheelchair skills training increased their total performance and safety scores to a greater extent than a control group. |
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Asuman Oztürk; Ferda Dokuztug Ucsular |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-08 |
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Title: Clinical rehabilitation Volume: 25 ISSN: 1477-0873 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Rehabil Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-05-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8802181 Medline TA: Clin Rehabil Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 416-24 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu. |
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