None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is to assess new manual wheelchair users’ self-reported wheelchair skills performance and confidence at time of discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. The wheelchair users will complete a short wheelchair skills questionnaire just before they are discharged from the hospital. We hypothesize that most of these wheelchair users will have received wheelchair skills training during their inpatient stay, but that some may not be aware that they received formal training. We expect that the findings of this study will help us identify areas to improve a new wheelchair users readiness for community mobility.
Interventions
This is a descriptive study using the Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire (WST-Q v5.4.2), completed by new manual wheelchair users within 72-hours of their expected discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. The participant completes a hard copy of the questionnaire, once only, which takes about 15 minutes total to complete.
Sponsors
Dr. Suzanne Salsman - Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, QEII Health Sciences Centre
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
The manual wheelchair user: - Is an inpatient at the Rehabilitation Centre - Will be discharged from the Rehabilitation Centre within 72 hours - Is 18 years of age or older. - Is able to communicate in English. - Requires no more than minimal assistance for communication and auditory comprehension. - Is using a manual wheelchair. - Is expected to possibly continue to use a manual wheelchair at least part-time in the coming months. - Is willing to participate in the study (provides verbal informed consent) and committed to a 30-minute meeting prior to their discharge for the study event.
Exclusion criteria
The manual wheelchair user: - Is an inpatient at the Rehabilitation Centre - Will be discharged from the Rehabilitation Centre within 72 hours - Is 18 years of age or older. - Is able to communicate in English. - Requires no more than minimal assistance for communication and auditory comprehension. - Is using a manual wheelchair. - Is expected to possibly continue to use a manual wheelchair at least part-time in the coming months. - Is willing to participate in the study (provides verbal informed consent) and committed to a 30-minute meeting prior to their discharge for the study event.
Outcome results
None listed