Parental perceptions and gender as predictors of changes in children's understanding of how to use a power wheelchair.
Purpose: To explore: (1) Whether parental perceptions predicted children's understanding of how to use a power wheelchair (PWC), as assessed via the Assessment of Learning Powered mobility use (ALP) across a study period, and (2) Relationships between child characteristics and ALP scores. Materials...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 2750 - 2766 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189411306&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189411306 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Nov2025 vid: 20 iid: 8 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 189411306 186706054 189411306 189411306 10.1080/17483107.2025.2533510 189411306 ppf: 2750 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Parental perceptions and gender as predictors of changes in children's understanding of how to use a power wheelchair. aug: au: Aldrich, Naomi J. Vanderest, Dominik Slowik, Kevin Farris, John P. Zondervan, Daniel K. Kenyon, Lisa K. affil: Psychology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, USA sug: subj: Parental Attitudes Wheelchairs, Powered Utilization Sex Factors Parent-Child Relations Children with Disabilities Psychosocial Factors Human Male Female Child Child, Preschool Adolescence Funding Source Prospective Studies Nonexperimental Studies Semi-Structured Interview Convenience Sample Adult Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Unpaired T-Tests Chi Square Test Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient Paired T-Tests Linear Regression Audiorecording Child: 6-12 years Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Purpose: To explore: (1) Whether parental perceptions predicted children's understanding of how to use a power wheelchair (PWC), as assessed via the Assessment of Learning Powered mobility use (ALP) across a study period, and (2) Relationships between child characteristics and ALP scores. Materials and Methods: Data for this prospective observational study were collected during an open-label, single-arm clinical trial wherein children participated in a three-week PWC skills training intervention. Semi-structured parental interviews were conducted at baseline (T0) and post-intervention (T1). The ALP was administered at T0, T1, and at a retention trial (T2). Parental perceptions were quantified using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count 2015 (LIWC2015). Results: Twenty-five child-parent dyads completed the study. Each parent completed two interviews (50 interviews total). Paired-samples t-tests showed significant improvements in children's ALP scores across timepoints and shifts in parental perceptions across the study (e.g. increased Authenticity from T0 to T1). Bivariate correlations were used to identify potential predictors (i.e. child characteristics, age and gender, etc.; and parental perceptions identified via LIWC2015) for regression analyses. Regressions revealed: (1) Parents' focus on Biological processes (e.g. diagnoses) at T0 predicted children's T0 ALP scores; (2) Parents' analytical thinking and references to relativity (e.g. space, motion) at T1 predicted improvements in ALP scores from T1 to T2; and (3) Child gender predicted changes in ALP scores from T0 to T1 and T0 to T2, with boys exhibiting greater improvements. Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of parental sensitivity and emotional attunement in supporting children's learning of PWC use. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION: Study findings underscore the complex interplay between parental perceptions, parent language, and children's understanding of how to use a power wheelchair (PWC). Clinicians should consider parent dynamics and linguistic patterns when providing interventions to support children in learning to use a PWC. Gender differences emerged in the study with boys exhibiting both higher Assessment of Learning Powered mobility use (ALP) scores and greater changes in ALP scores as compared to girls. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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