Ali Ahmad, Arsh Aatik, Rahman Gohar, Haq Ijaz Ul, Shah Said Farooq
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals Swat Pakistan, Swat, Pakistan.
Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Assist Technol. 2025 Mar 4;37(2):126-134. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2024.2439377. Epub 2025 Jan 3.
Wheelchair users with poor trunk control and postural abnormalities require additional posture support devices and wheelchair modifications to sit upright. Therefore, this study was conducted to observe the function of wheelchair users in the modified wheelchair and their satisfaction with both the modified wheelchair and intermediate wheelchair service. A descriptive study was conducted, and 14 participants were recruited through consecutive sampling. Post-intervention data were collected from these wheelchair users using the Functioning Every Day with a Wheelchair (FEW) and the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST) questionnaires. The data were analyzed through frequency tables and a two-sample t-test. The scores indicated that wheelchair users functioned well in the modified wheelchairs. The range of FEW was 4.8 to 5.6, respectively, with a mean of 5.15 ± 0.227, out of a maximum possible score of 6. The QUEST device sub-score was 4.514 ± 0.2381 and the service sub-score was 4.550 out of a maximum possible score of 5 (SD = 0.3716) indicating that the users were highly satisfied with both the modified wheelchairs and intermediate service provided. Wheelchair users functioned well in the modified wheelchair and expressed a high level of satisfaction with both the modified wheelchair and intermediate wheelchair service provided.
躯干控制能力差且存在姿势异常的轮椅使用者需要额外的姿势支撑装置和对轮椅进行改装，以便能够坐直。因此，本研究旨在观察轮椅使用者在改装后的轮椅中的功能，以及他们对改装后的轮椅和中级轮椅服务的满意度。进行了一项描述性研究，通过连续抽样招募了14名参与者。使用“轮椅日常功能”（FEW）问卷和“魁北克辅助技术用户满意度评估”（QUEST）问卷从这些轮椅使用者那里收集干预后的数据。通过频率表和双样本t检验对数据进行分析。分数表明轮椅使用者在改装后的轮椅中功能良好。FEW的范围分别为4.8至5.6，平均分为5.15±0.227，满分为6分。QUEST设备子分数为4.514±0.2381，服务子分数为4.550，满分为5分（标准差=0.3716），表明用户对改装后的轮椅和提供的中级服务都非常满意。轮椅使用者在改装后的轮椅中功能良好，对改装后的轮椅和提供的中级轮椅服务都表示高度满意。
