Impact of Seating and Mobility Services for Individuals With Disabilities in El Salvador.
Importance: Outcomes research on the impact of seating and mobility services delivered using a short-term medical mission (STMM) model is limited. Objective: To evaluate the impact of seating and mobility services on the occupational performance of individuals with disabilities in El Salvador. Desig...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 1 - 10 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Jul/Aug2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=171896725&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 171896725 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02729490 44I jtl: American Journal of Occupational Therapy issn: 02729490 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul/Aug2023 vid: 77 iid: 4 pid: 6680 pub: American Occupational Therapy Association place: North Bethesda, Maryland artinfo: ui: 171896725 171896725 171896725 10.5014/ajot.2023.050150 171896725 ppf: 1 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Impact of Seating and Mobility Services for Individuals With Disabilities in El Salvador. aug: au: Short, Nathan Peters, Heather St. Eckert, Jonah Grady, Natalie Kline, Erin Weber, Holly affil: Nathan Short, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, is Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Huntington University, Fort Wayne, IN sug: subj: Assistive Technology Devices Persons with Disabilities El Salvador Adaptive Seating Physical Mobility Task Performance and Analysis Human El Salvador Retrospective Design Pretest-Posttest Design Wheelchairs Patient Satisfaction Occupations and Professions Activities of Daily Living Descriptive Statistics Semi-Structured Interview Quantitative Studies Inferential Statistics Female Male Female Male ab: Importance: Outcomes research on the impact of seating and mobility services delivered using a short-term medical mission (STMM) model is limited. Objective: To evaluate the impact of seating and mobility services on the occupational performance of individuals with disabilities in El Salvador. Design: One-group retrospective pretest–posttest. Setting: Clinical (El Salvador). Participants: Individuals with disabilities in El Salvador. Outcomes and Measures: Survey and the standardized Wheelchair Outcome Measure (WhOM) for those who received a wheelchair as their mobility device. Method: Participants rated satisfaction with performance of preferred in-home and out-of-home occupations on the WhOM before and after receiving seating and mobility services. Results: For most survey questions assessing the impact on activities of daily living, more than 86% of the respondents selected agree or strongly agree. Nearly half of the respondents reported that questions regarding work and education were not applicable. Participants' WhOM scores (n = 86) demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in performance satisfaction for both in-home (p <.001; d > 1) and out-of-home (p <.001; d > 1) occupations after they received services, with a huge effect size (d > 2). Conclusions and Relevance: The findings suggest that seating and mobility services provided by rehabilitation professionals in El Salvador improved occupational performance for people with disabilities. Compared with STMMs that solely provide equipment, the findings emphasize the importance of professional service provision with education and training as best practice. What This Article Adds: Seating and mobility services delivered through a STMM model may improve occupational performance for individuals with disabilities. However, STMMs should be carefully planned in collaboration with in-country partners, provide customized seating systems, and include education and training from licensed rehabilitation professionals. The findings of this study suggest that seating and mobility services provided by licensed rehabilitation professionals in El Salvador improve participation in occupations for people with disabilities inside and outside the home. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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