Relationship between quality of wheelchair and quality of life

SLH Winkler, SG Fitzgerald, ML Boninger… - Topics in Geriatric …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
… thus customizable versus nonadjustable manual and power wheelchairs and HRQOL.
Acknowledging the debate over quality of life, health status, and life satisfaction terminology, 6,30–…

Wheelchair propulsion biomechanics and wheelers' quality of life: an exploratory review

JW Chow, CE Levy - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… with wheelchair propulsion and quality of life of wheelchair users were … wheelchair use
the propulsion biomechanics and its ties to the pain, musculoskeletal injury, and quality of life

The effect of wheelchair use on the quality of life of persons with multiple sclerosis

R Devitt, B Chau, JW Jutai - Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
… This study explored the impact of wheelchairs on the quality of life of persons with MS. A …
for use with persons with MS. Preliminary results from the PIADS demonstrate that wheelchairs

Quality of life and psychosocial well-being in youth with neuromuscular disorders who are wheelchair users: a systematic review

V Travlos, S Patman, A Wilson, G Simcock… - Archives of physical …, 2017 - Elsevier
… are wheelchair users. Physical dependence and health issues often increase through
adolescence because of growth spurts and the progressive nature of many NMDs, compromising …

User satisfaction, community participation and quality of life among Chinese wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: a preliminary study

SC Chan, AP Chan - Occupational Therapy International, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… injury (SCI), wheelchair users’ satisfaction, perceptions of their community participation and
quality of life (QoL).Thirty-one community wheelchair users with SCI were administered the …

Conceptual mapping proposed to comprehend the effect of wheelchair mobility on social participation and quality of life: a systematic review

EC Ferretti, HT Curi, LF Andrade… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
… powered wheelchairs; (C) Comparators, not applied; (O) Outcome was factors that can be
influenced by wheelchair use, such as: social participation, health-related quality of life and …

The value of an outdoor powered wheelchair with regard to the quality of life of persons with stroke: a follow-up study

I Pettersson, G Ahlström, K Törnquist - Assistive technology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
… Evaluating the use of a powered wheelchair is of importance because of the increasing … an
outdoor powered wheelchair and to evaluate the impact of the wheelchair on quality of life. A …

Manual wheelchair skills capacity predicts quality of life and community integration in persons with spinal cord injury

SM Hosseini, ML Oyster, RL Kirby… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
… To determine wheelchair (WC) skills success rates for manual WC users with spinal cord
injury (SCI)… between WC skills and measures of community integration and quality of life (QOL). …

[HTML][HTML] Defining health-related quality of life for young wheelchair users: a qualitative health economics study

N Bray, J Noyes, N Harris, RT Edwards - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
… -adjusted life years; an important concept in health economics. The aim of this research was
… how young wheelchair users and their parents define health-related quality of life in relation …

Exploring the psychosocial impact of wheelchair and contextual factors on quality of life of people with neuromuscular disorders

T Pousada Garcia, B Groba González… - Assistive …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Wheelchair use (manual or powered) is influenced by several factors, including … of wheelchairs.
The authors therefore assessed the influence of wheelchair use on the quality of life (QoL…