Practices and views of wheelchair service providers regarding wheelchair-skills training for clients and their caregivers: a global online survey.
Ronald Lee KirbyCher SmithKim ParkerChristopher John TheriaultNavjot K SandilaPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology (2021)
Most wheelchair service providers report that they provide wheelchair-skills training for clients and their caregivers, most consider such training to be important and most consider themselves adequately prepared for the training role. However, the amount of training is generally minimal. Further efforts are needed to address the identified barriers to training.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONMost wheelchair-service providers report that they provide wheelchair-skills training.Most consider such training to be important.Most consider themselves adequately prepared.However, the extent of training is generally minimal.These findings have implications for clinicians, educators, and policymakers.