Exploring the influence of a school-based wheelchair skills training program on manual wheelchair mobility in youth: an exploratory study.
Introduction: Self-directed manual wheelchair (MWC) mobility can facilitate participation in school, sports and community activities for pediatric MWC users (PMWUs), though many rely on others for getting around. The Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) has demonstrated effectiveness in improvi...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 1748 - 1755 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=187408902&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 187408902 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2025 vid: 20 iid: 6 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 187408902 184003471 187408902 187408902 10.1080/17483107.2025.2483297 187408902 ppf: 1748 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Exploring the influence of a school-based wheelchair skills training program on manual wheelchair mobility in youth: an exploratory study. aug: au: Dib, Tatiana Ouellet, Béatrice Michaud, Maude Best, Krista L. Daoust, Geneviève Therrien, Julie-Anne Côté, Marie-Michèle Lair, Daniel Rushton, Paula W. affil: School of Rehabilitation, University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada sug: subj: Wheelchairs Education Physical Endurance Education Motor Skills Education Rehabilitation Methods Learning Environment Outcomes of Education Human Funding Source Canada Male Female Adolescence Young Adult Schools Health Education Equipment Design Ambulation Aids Schools, Secondary Exercise Test Therapeutic Exercise Group Processes Descriptive Statistics Pretest-Posttest Design Clinical Assessment Tools Nonparametric Statistics Prospective Studies Purposive Sample Education, Continuing Multidisciplinary Care Team Analysis of Variance Post Hoc Analysis Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Introduction: Self-directed manual wheelchair (MWC) mobility can facilitate participation in school, sports and community activities for pediatric MWC users (PMWUs), though many rely on others for getting around. The Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) has demonstrated effectiveness in improving MWC mobility in adults with preliminary evidence in pediatrics. However, rehabilitation professionals lack time to provide sufficient training. Expanding training opportunities within the community, such as in schools, could be promising, but has not been documented. A mobility training physical education class incorporating the WSTP (Groupe Endurance), was offered at a specialized high school. Objectives: Explore changes in MWC capacity, propulsion and endurance of PMWUs between pre- (T0) to mid- (T1) to post-course (T2). Methods: A pre-post study with three measures (T0, T1, T2) was conducted. Groupe Endurance's participants respecting the eligibility criteria were invited to participate in the study. PMWUs attended 34 classes during the school year. MWC capacity, propulsion and endurance were assessed with the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST), the Wheelchair Propulsion Test (WPT) and the 12-minute Wheelchair Performance Test for Cardiorespiratory Endurance (12-WPTCE) respectively. Nonparametric longitudinal analyses were used to explore changes between T0, T1 and T2. Results: Ten PMWUs participated in the study. There were statistically significant differences between T0, T1 and T2 for MWC capacity (ATS (1.84)=17.35, p < 0.001) and the distance covered by participants on the 12-WPTCE (ATS (1.12)=4.36, p = 0.03). Conclusion: Integrating MWC skills training into schools appears to be an interesting solution to improve PMWUs' mobility. Future studies are required to determine proper training dosage. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION: Offering manual wheelchair skills training in a school setting, more specifically in a physical education class, is an interesting possibility for pediatric manual wheelchair users. Integrating motor learning principles such as type of practice, goal setting, demonstration and feedback may enhance school-based manual wheelchair skills training, for example in a physical education course. Tailored workshops on manual wheelchair skills training for rehabilitation professionals and physical education teachers is an interesting avenue to favour fidelity of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program applied in the school setting. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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