Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Thailand.
Occup Ther Int. 2022 Mar 10;2022:5594598. doi: 10.1155/2022/5594598. eCollection 2022.
Mobility aids, particularly power wheelchairs, are necessary for elderly individuals who have health problems and disabilities. However, there is a limitation in providing power wheelchairs for such people in the community. The objectives of this study were to develop a prototype for a simplified power wheelchair and develop and evaluate a training program that has the potential to encourage evaluation and modification of the wheelchair for the elderly and their caregivers in the community. Twenty-four participants consist of elderly people and caregivers who were interested in the training program that comprised two sessions: theory and fieldwork experience. Results showed that the elderly people and caregivers, who had no knowledge or experience of wheelchair modification, were able to learn and provide suggestions for wheelchair users in their community. Two themes emerged from evaluating the training program, which included "benefits from the training program" and "improvement of the training program in the future." Key concepts were elicited and considered in six categories: sufficient knowledge and practical learning to build confidence, values of fieldwork experiences, team support, organizational support, expansion of various contexts, and system of continued connection and services after training.
助行器，特别是电动轮椅，对于有健康问题和残疾的老年人来说是必要的。然而，在社区为这些人提供电动轮椅存在一定的局限性。本研究的目的是开发一种简化的电动轮椅原型，并开发和评估一个培训计划，该计划有可能鼓励老年人及其护理人员在社区中对轮椅进行评估和修改。24 名参与者包括对培训计划感兴趣的老年人和护理人员，该计划包括两个环节：理论和实地工作经验。结果表明，那些对轮椅改装没有任何知识或经验的老年人和护理人员，能够学习并为社区中的轮椅使用者提供建议。从培训计划的评估中出现了两个主题，包括“培训计划的好处”和“未来培训计划的改进”。从六个类别中引出并考虑了关键概念：有足够的知识和实践学习来建立信心、实地工作经验的价值、团队支持、组织支持、各种背景的扩展以及培训后的持续联系和服务系统。
