Development of clinical guidelines for the prescription of a seated wheelchair or mobility scooter for people with traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury | Zendy

Lukersmith Sue | Zendy; Radbron Lesley | Zendy; Hopman Katherine | Zendy

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Development of clinical guidelines for the prescription of a seated wheelchair or mobility scooter for people with traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury

Author(s) -

Lukersmith Sue,

Radbron Lesley,

Hopman Katherine

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

australian occupational therapy journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1440-1630

pISSN - 0045-0766

DOI - 10.1111/1440-1630.12077

Subject(s) - wheelchair , spinal cord injury , medicine , medical prescription , guideline , physical medicine and rehabilitation , traumatic brain injury , multidisciplinary approach , critical appraisal , best practice , physical therapy , evidence based practice , alternative medicine , nursing , psychiatry , spinal cord , computer science , social science , management , pathology , sociology , world wide web , economics

Providing a wheelchair or scooter is a complex therapy intervention aimed at enhancing the person's functioning. The research and experience has shown that a wheelchair which is poorly matched to the individual, adversely affects potential activities and participation, lifestyle goals, health status and can be costly. The development of an evidence-based clinical guideline will provide a synthesis of the evidence and recommendations for best practice.

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