کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3450066 1595734 2011 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Predictors of Mobility Among Wheelchair Using Residents in Long-Term Care
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پزشکی و دندانپزشکی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Predictors of Mobility Among Wheelchair Using Residents in Long-Term Care
چکیده انگلیسی

Mortenson WB, Miller WC, Backman CL, Oliffe JL. Predictors of mobility among wheelchair using residents in long-term care.ObjectiveTo identify predictors of mobility among long-term care residents who use wheelchairs as their main means of mobility. Based on the Matching Person to Technology Model, we hypothesized that wheelchair-related, personal, and environmental factors would be independent predictors of mobility.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingEleven long-term residential care facilities in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada.ParticipantsResidents (N=268): self-responding residents (n=149) and residents who required proxy respondents (n=119).InterventionsNot applicable.Main Outcome MeasuresMobility was measured using the Nursing Home Life-Space Diameter. Standardized measures of personal, wheelchair-related, and environmental factors were administered and sociodemographic data were collected as independent variables.ResultsIndependent mobility decreased as the distance from the resident's room increased: 63% of participants were independently mobile on their units, 40% were independently mobile off their units within the facilities, and 20% were independently mobile outdoors. For the total sample, the significant predictors of mobility, in descending order of importance, were: wheelchair skills (including the capacity to engage brakes and maneuver), functional independence in activities of daily living, having 4 or more visits per week from friends or family, and use of a power wheelchair. This regression model accounted for 48% of variance in mobility scores.ConclusionsLimited independent mobility is a common problem among facility residents. Residents may benefit from interventions such as wheelchair skills training or provision of powered mobility, but the effectiveness of these interventions needs to be evaluated.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Volume 92, Issue 10, October 2011, Pages 1587–1593
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