Increases in wheelchair breakdowns, repairs, and adverse consequences for people with traumatic spinal cord injury

L Worobey, M Oyster, G Nemunaitis… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
wheelchair repairs, breakdowns, and consequences in a population of wheelchair users with
spinal cord injury … type of wheelchair, and seating functions were related to the incidence of …

Wheelchair repairs, breakdown, and adverse consequences for people with traumatic spinal cord injury

LA McClure, ML Boninger, ML Oyster, S Williams… - Archives of physical …, 2009 - Elsevier
wheelchair repairs and the consequences of breakdowns in a large population of wheelchair
… of missing work/school because of a wheelchair breakdown in the past 6 months. In …

Wheelchair breakdowns are associated with pain, pressure injuries, rehospitalization, and self-perceived health in full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury

NS Hogaboom, LA Worobey, BV Houlihan… - Archives of physical …, 2018 - Elsevier
… continues to rise.4, 6, 7 These breakdowns can play an … set to investigate whether wheelchair
breakdowns are related to … secondary effects of wheelchair breakdowns in the form of …

Type and frequency of reported wheelchair repairs and related adverse consequences among people with spinal cord injury

ML Toro, L Worobey, ML Boninger, RA Cooper… - Archives of physical …, 2016 - Elsevier
… Twelve percent of the variance in the odds of facing an adverse consequence because of
a wheelchair breakdown can be described as a function of occupation, funding source, and …

Factors influencing incidence of wheelchair repairs and consequences among individuals with spinal cord injury

LA Worobey, AW Heinemann, KD Anderson… - Archives of physical …, 2022 - Elsevier
… Spinal Cord Injury Database [n=439], other recruitment strategies [n=183]), with this analysis
focused on full time wheelchair … Preventing wheelchair breakdowns or optimizing service to …

Quantitative exploratory evaluation of the frequency, causes and consequences of rehabilitation wheelchair breakdowns delivered at a paediatric clinic in Mexico

ML Toro, Y Garcia, AM Ojeda, DJ Dausey, J Pearlman - 2013 - riberdis.cedid.es
… Purpose: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
recognises assistive technology such as wheelchairs (WCs) as a tool for social inclusion for this …

Wheelchair cushions for persons with spinal cord injury: an update

SL Garber, LR Dyerly - The American journal of occupational …, 1991 - research.aota.org
… However, the measures cited may reduce the risk of skin breakdown for some subjects
with spinal cord injury. In today's constantly changing health care climate, occupa- …

Differences between manufacturers in reported power wheelchair repairs and adverse consequences among people with spinal cord injury

L Worobey, M Oyster, J Pearlman, B Gebrosky… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
… differences in the study samples that might influence the need for repairs, the reporting of
repairs, the consequences related to their wheelchair breakdown, or a combination of these. …

Type and frequency of wheelchair repairs and resulting adverse consequences among veteran wheelchair users

GV Henderson, ML Boninger, BE Dicianno… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
… The VA provides more than 3,600 wheelchairs to Veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI)
and … No one reported missing work or school or injury as a result of wheelchair breakdowns. …

Load redistribution in variable position wheelchairs in people with spinal cord injury

S Sprigle, C Maurer, SE Sorenblum - The journal of spinal cord …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
… Nevertheless, based on the results of this study, evaluation for a standing feature can be
justified for wheelchair users at risk for skin breakdown. In addition, performing a standing …