Power wheelchair prescription, utilization, satisfaction, and cost for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: preliminary data for evidence-based guidelines

AL Ward, M Sanjak, K Duffy, E Bravver… - Archives of physical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Ward AL, Sanjak M, Duffy K, Bravver E, Williams N, Nichols M, Brooks BR. Power wheelchair
prescription, utilization, satisfaction, and cost for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …

Power wheelchair use in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: changes over time

AL Ward, S Hammond, S Holsten, E Bravver… - Assistive …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The objectives of this study were to survey persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
at 1 and 6 months after receiving power wheelchairs to determine long-term use, comfort …

Wheelchair use by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A survey of user characteristics and selection preferences

M Trail, N Nelson, JN Van, SH Appel, EC Lai - Archives of Physical …, 2001 - Elsevier
Trail M, Nelson N, Van JN, Appel SH, Lai EC. Wheelchair use by patients with amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis: a survey of user characteristics and selection preferences. Arch Phys Med …

Clinical features of children and adults with a muscular dystrophy using powered indoor/outdoor wheelchairs: disease features, comorbidities and complications of …

AO Frank, LH De Souza - Disability and rehabilitation, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To describe the clinical features of electric powered indoor/outdoor wheelchair
users with a muscular dystrophy, likely to influence optimal prescription; reflecting features of …

[PDF][PDF] A guide to wheelchair selection

P Axelson, J Minkel, D Chesney - Paralyzed Veterans of America …, 1994 - rercwts.org
Rehabilitation programs used to emphasize that if it was possible for you to push a manual
wheelchair, you should do so. The saying was,“Use it or lose it.” However, many people with …

Exploratory validation of a multidimensional power wheelchair outcomes toolkit

WB Mortenson, L Demers, PW Rushton, C Auger… - Archives of physical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the relation among the measures in a power wheelchair outcomes
toolkit. Design We performed path analysis of cross-sectional data from self-report …

Problematic clinical features of children and adults with cerebral palsy who use electric powered indoor/outdoor wheelchairs: A cross-sectional study

AO Frank, LH De Souza - Assistive Technology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article aims to describe the clinical features of electric powered indoor/outdoor
wheelchair (EPIOC) users with cerebral palsy (CP) that are problematic to optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of wheelchair seating criteria in adults with neuromuscular diseases: A Delphi study

E Dupitier, M Voisin, C Stalens, P Laforêt, S Pouplin - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Adults with neuromuscular diseases like spinal muscular atrophy or Duchenne
muscular dystrophy require full-time use of a wheelchair (WC) and perform all activities of …

Electric powered wheelchairs for those with muscular dystrophy: problems of posture, pain and deformity

M Richardson, AO Frank - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. To identify areas of difficulty encountered by a regional wheelchair service in
providing Electric Powered Indoor/outdoor wheelchairs (EPIOCs) to those with muscular …

Patient and equipment profile for wheelchair seating clinic provision

MJ Dolan, GI Henderson - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To characterise the provision of wheelchair seating both pre-and post-clinical
intervention and compare and contrast the two largest diagnostic groups. Method: The case …