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Wheelchair users are not necessarily wheelchair bound

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Hoenig, H., Pieper, C., Zolkewitz, M., Schenkman, M., & Branch, L. (2002). Wheelchair users are not necessarily wheelchair bound. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50: 645-654.

 

Summary:

 

  • This study was a longitudinal cohort study designed to understand the factors that facilitate and/or interfere with wheelchair use
  • The researchers wanted to answer the following three questions: “What are the patterns of wheelchair use in terms of locations of use? Is wheelchair use in one location related to wheelchair use in other locations? What factors are associated with wheelchair use in different locations” (Hoenig, et al., 2002, p. 646)?
  • 153 people who were newly prescribed a wheelchair were evaluated in this study
  • The results indicated that personal and environmental factors have an influence on wheelchair use
  • Additionally, the wheelchair users demonstrated that they were not dependent on their wheelchairs if they did not have to be but rather used them in a more selective fashion

 

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