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dc.contributor.author | De Souza, LH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Frank, AO | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-01T12:58:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-01T12:58:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Disability and Rehabilitation, Early online, 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1464-5165 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09638288.2014.949356 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8979 | - |
dc.description | This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. Copyright @ 2014 Informa UK Ltd. | en_US |
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.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Informa Healthcare | 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 | - |
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pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Health and Life Sciences/Dept of Clinical Sciences | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Health and Life Sciences/Dept of Clinical Sciences/Physiotherapy | - |
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pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by Institute/Theme/Institute of Environmental, Health and Societies/Healthy Ageing | - |
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