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dc.contributor.author | Desouza, LH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Frank, AO | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-14T13:30:49Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-14T13:30:49Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (11), pp. 990 - 996, (2015) | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1464-5165 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/09638288.2014.949356 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12783 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis (MS) and explore the problematic clinical features influencing prescription. Method: Retrospective review of electronic and case note records of recipients of electric-powered indoor/outdoor powered wheelchairs (EPIOCs) attending a specialist wheelchair service between June 2007 and September 2008. Records were reviewed by a consultant in rehabilitation medicine, data systematically extracted and entered into a computer database. Further data were entered from clinical records. Data were extracted under three themes; demographic, diagnostic, clinical and wheelchair factors. Results: Records of 28 men mean age 57 (range 37–78, SD 12) years and 63 women mean age 57 (range 35–81, SD 11) years with MS were reviewed a mean of 64 (range 0–131) months after receiving their wheelchair. Twenty two comorbidities, 11 features of MS and 8 features of disability were thought to influence wheelchair prescription. Fifteen users were provided with specialised seating and 46 with tilt-in-space seats. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that people with severe MS requiring an EPIOC benefit from a holistic assessment to identify problematic clinical features that influence the prescription of the EPIOC and further medical and therapeutic interventions. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 990 - 996 | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.subject | Assistive technology | en_US |
dc.subject | Comorbidity | en_US |
dc.subject | Mobility | en_US |
dc.subject | Multiple sclerosis | en_US |
dc.subject | Safety | en_US |
dc.subject | Seating | en_US |
dc.subject | Wheelchairs | en_US |
dc.title | Problematic clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2014.949356 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Disability and Rehabilitation | - |
pubs.issue | 11 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
pubs.volume | 37 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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