Abstract:
PURPOSE:Appropriate wheelchairs for basic mobility needs are still not commonly available in low-income countries, although several organizations are working toward this goal. After basic mobility is secured it is important to provide more diverse assistive technology to allow people with disabilities to more completely participate in society and live healthy lives. Our goal was to design an affordable sports wheelchair that would allow individuals in low-income countries to participate in basketball. METHODS:Design requirements established for the sports wheelchair included: removable anti-tippers, adjustable tension backrest, 24'' wheels, adjustable seat dump, variable camber, 4'' casters, fore-aft axle position, removable bumpers, height adjustable footrest, four wheels, single anti-tipper (pivot), cost less than $125 without wheels, 16'' seat width and backrest height, and nylon upholstery. The wheelchair was designed using 3D modeling, standard materials, and standard tools. DISCUSSION:An affordable wheelchair, versatile enough to be used for a variety of sports and even everyday use, was designed and prototyped successfully. Documentation for the design including step-by-step directions, engineering drawings, and photographs are available at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories website (http://www.herlpitt.org/intw.htm). Future work on the prototype should include design refinement including adaptations for other sports, and standards testing.
journal_name
Disabil Rehabiljournal_title
Disability and rehabilitationauthors
Authier EL,Pearlman J,Allegretti AL,Rice I,Cooper RAdoi
10.1080/09638280701240714subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-06-15 00:00:00pages
963-7issue
11-12eissn
0963-8288issn
1464-5165pii
779661006journal_volume
29pub_type
杂志文章abstract:PURPOSE:To investigate whether 12 week inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has any impact on pulmonary function, maximum respiratory pressures and diaphragmatic mobility (DM) in morbidly obese subjects. METHOD:Thirty-one morbidly obese individuals were assessed. Volunteers were randomised into two groups. The IMT group ...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.3109/09638288.2013.769635
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The term "Living Lab" was coined to reflect the use of sensors to monitor human behavior in real life environments. Until recently such measurements had been feasible only within experimental laboratory settings. The objective of this paper is to highlight research on health care sensing and monitoring devices ...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/09638288.2015.1059494
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The impact of various disabilities may differ greatly from individual to individual. Therefore, for a full assessment of a rehabilitee, objective aspects of disability should be supplemented with disability perception. The purpose of this study was to construct a self-administered questionnaire of 39 abilities/activit...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638289409166613
更新日期:1994-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective: To synthesize evidence of the effectiveness of socio-ecological resilience rehabilitation programs on returning to work (RTW), self-efficacy, and stress mitigation following traumatic physical injuries.Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Proquest, Cinahl, Web of Science, Clinical Trials Database, and the Cochrane Cent...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1080/09638288.2018.1479780
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim was to explore experiences of capacity to work in persons working while depressed and anxious in order to identify the essence of the phenomenon capacity to work. METHOD:Four focus groups were conducted with 17 participants employed within the regular job market. Illness experiences ranged from symptom...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638288.2012.751135
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A combined objective-oriented and subjective-oriented method for evaluating accessibility and usability of web pages for students with disability was tested. The objective-oriented approach is devoted to verifying the conformity of interfaces to standard rules stated by national and international organizations respons...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638280400014766
更新日期:2005-07-08 00:00:00
abstract::Aim: Assessment and intervention strategies for communication disorders caused by right hemisphere stroke are at an early stage of development. There is also little evidence on how right hemisphere communication disorder is disabling for everyday life. This study explores how a woman with conversational problems follo...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2020.1766123
更新日期:2020-05-23 00:00:00
abstract::Alexithymia (Greek, a = lack, lexis = word, thymos = emotion) is a new concept which, whilst being based upon longstanding clinical observation, remains unproven clinically. The lack of definite criteria for inclusion, and the absence of reliable and valid assessment tools, ensures that past data collection has been f...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/09638289609166302
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Disability management (DM) is a term developed in North America and refers to the prevention and management of injury and illness in the workplace. The purpose of this paper is to report findings of an Australian study that examined whether self-insured employers in that country have implemented integrated DM p...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638280210124347
更新日期:2002-09-20 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The study aimed at describing the language and communication abilities of a child diagnosed with Developmental Apraxia of Speech (DAS), who used a Macaw Digital voice output device. METHOD:This case study describes the training of a mother in the use of a Macaw digital voice output device to give her child wit...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638280110036517
更新日期:2001-09-20 00:00:00
abstract::This article reports results from a qualitative study in the U.K. of people with aphasia who have been involved in volunteering. The study describes their experiences; explores, from their perspective, the effects of involvement; and identifies key facilitators and barriers to the successful participation of people wi...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638288.2010.549285
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To explore the use of International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) based profiles of children's functional abilities in relation to their social competence. Subgroups based on shared profiles of functional ability were investigated as an alternative or comp...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1363823
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the reliability, responsiveness, and convergent validity of the Four-Meter Walk Test (4mWT) compared to the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) surrounding total knee arthroplasty (TKA). DESIGN:Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Research laboratory. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred s...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2020.1852446
更新日期:2020-12-05 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Prior rehabilitation outcome studies have had many weaknesses. but they gradually observe a lack of long-term benefits from inpatient care alone. The goal of this study was to measure the additive effect of outpatient, subacute rehabilitation (compared with usual outpatient primary medical care) for adults diag...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/09638280010029921
更新日期:2001-08-15 00:00:00
abstract::Purpose: To describe the characteristics and effectiveness of pediatric telerehabilitation interventions offered to children 0-12 years old or to their families.Methods: A systematic review was conducted on randomized control trials published between 2007 and 2018 involving at least one rehabilitation professional who...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2019.1595750
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:In Norway, the speech therapist is responsible for the assessment of language impairment after stroke, but many hospitals have no speech therapist. This study therefore developed and evaluated a simple method to be used by nurses to detect aphasia in the acute stage of stroke; the Ullevaal Aphasia Screening (UA...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/096382899297846
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Parental involvement in the rehabilitation process of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children is considered vital to children's progress. Today, fathers are more likely to be involved in their children's care. Nevertheless, father involvement has been understudied and relatively little is known about their invo...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1297491
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To investigate what characterizes the process of becoming a user of an osseointegrated prosthesis following transfemoral amputation. METHOD:The study is based on the descriptive phenomenological framework Reflective Lifeworld Research. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with seven participants who...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1385651
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine relatives' perception of an assistive technology intervention aimed at persons with dementia (PwDs) and their relatives, and to examine whether, and how, experiences of the intervention process differed between relatives valuing the intervention to be of high, and relatives ...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638288.2012.743603
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate the effects of eccentric strengthening exercises (ESE) in athletic patients with Achilles tendinopathy. METHODS:Forty-five athletic patients (29 men, average age 26 years +/- 12.8, range 18 - 42; 16 women, average age 28 years +/- 13.1, range 20 - 46; average height: 173 +/- 16.8, range 158 - 191; ...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638280701786427
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this paper I want to tread a careful path between spirituality as something to be examined and spirituality as something to be experienced. While we need knowledge, the relationship between spirituality and disability exists in the experiences of those concerned, and should not be reduced to purely analytical categ...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638289709166564
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The study aimed to explore the views of health professionals on (i) physical activity in people who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and (ii) the design of an intervention to promote physical activity in this population. METHOD:We used a qualitative methodology and conducted 14 interviews (rheumatologists n = 7,...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2016.1180548
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Previous studies have assessed the relationship between subjective cognitive complaints and objective impairment. While some of them found that cognitive complaints were explained by affective disorders, other researches found a relationship between cognitive complaints and neuropsychological performance. Mo...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638280701667825
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Purpose: The aim of this article is to conceptualise the phenomenon of therapy-related parental stress in parents of children with a physical disability. Methods: Three models related to parental stress were reviewed, i.e., general parental stress, burden of caregiving in parents of children with physical disabilities...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2019.1646815
更新日期:2019-08-19 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To examine the relevance of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to CBR monitoring and evaluation by investigating the relationship between the ICF and information in published CBR monitoring and evaluation reports. METHOD:A three-stage literature search and analysis met...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/09638288.2013.821182
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Purpose: The study aim was to analyze whether ambulatory therapy of chronic stroke patients contains elements that specifically address "Activity and participation", and to what extent participation as a major goal in rehabilitation is realized in ambulatory care.Method: Qualitative and quantitative content analysis o...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2018.1503732
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine the correlation between an impairment-level and a functional-level assessment scale of aphasia. DESIGN:Prospective, longitudinal study. SETTING:A stroke rehabilitation unit. SUBJECTS:Sixty-seven aphasic acute stroke patients who were undergoing a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programme, incl...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638280400009006
更新日期:2005-03-18 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of goal directed functional therapy (GDT) to activity focused therapy (AT) for preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) on everyday activities and gross motor function. Another aim was to evaluate goal attainment in the GDT group. METHODS:A prospective intervention study comparing t...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1080/09638280902822278
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to involve older people and physiotherapists in the development of acceptable strategies to promote uptake and adherence with an exercise-based falls prevention programme. METHOD:Focus groups were conducted with older people attending a regional falls and syncope service (3 groups, to...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638288.2013.797507
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The study is to compare the Modified Physical Performance Test (MPPT) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) as metrics of mobility and function in older men with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 51 men (55-87 years) with PAD underwent functional testing including the ...
journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1367966
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00