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pro vyhledávání: '"Jon Pearlman"'
Autor:
Yohali Burrola-Mendez, R Lee Kirby, Paula W Rushton, Silvana Contepomi, Amira E Tawashy, Padmaja Kankipati, Norma Jiménez García, Lauren Terhorst, Mary Goldberg, Jon Pearlman
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 3, p e0281584 (2023)
IntroductionValid and reliable scores from measurement tools to test competency in basic manual wheelchair-service-provision are needed to promote good practice and support capacity building. The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals' (IS
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3386277af16548508e222dd9ad20229c
Publikováno v:
JMIR Aging, Vol 5, Iss 4, p e39301 (2022)
BackgroundWheelchair part failures have doubled over the past decade. Preventative wheelchair maintenance reduces wheelchair failures and prevents user consequences. We are developing a smartphone app called WheelTrak, which alerts users when mainten
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e72dc7a4152a4dd0a41a9656d5b6a2c9
Autor:
Paula W. Rushton, Karen Fung, Mélina Gauthier, Mary Goldberg, Maria Toro, Nicky Seymour, Jon Pearlman
Publikováno v:
Human Resources for Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Abstract Background Insufficient wheelchair training among rehabilitation professionals has been identified as an important factor that hinders access to appropriate wheelchair services. The aim of this study was to develop a toolkit to promote the i
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https://doaj.org/article/25f86e1126b0438081e8cae8d16e752a
Design and evaluation of a laboratory-based wheelchair castor testing protocol using community data.
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 1, p e0226621 (2020)
Wheelchair castors fail frequently causing physical, social and economic consequences for wheelchair users. These failures occur in spite of established wheelchair test methods and regulations, suggesting that the existing tests may not be sufficient
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8fd589102835437dbe3803a47bff26d2
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 5, p e0217872 (2019)
BackgroundEvidence highlights a global shortage of wheelchair service provision education and training that results in inappropriate wheelchair provision with associated health and economic consequences. Two learning methodologies, a hybrid and an in
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d8f305ef8b764086b6e503b5ef07e530
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 6, p e0199251 (2018)
INTRODUCTION:Wheelchair users worldwide are at high risk of developing secondary health conditions and premature death due to inappropriate wheelchair provision by untrained providers. The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) has
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/57b767e168b34edca99a0c5a76d09c13
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e0204769 (2018)
INTRODUCTION:People with mobility impairments often rely on wheelchairs as their primary means of mobility. Untrained wheelchair service providers may provide inappropriate wheelchairs and services which result in negative consequences in wheelchair
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1f70d725fa144cda8742256691676db2
Autor:
Anand Mhatre, Daniel Martin, Matt McCambridge, Norman Reese, Mark Sullivan, Don Schoendorfer, Eric Wunderlich, Chris Rushman, Dave Mahilo, Jon Pearlman
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Disability, Vol 6, Iss 0, Pp e1-e15 (2017)
Background: Premature failures of wheelchairs in less-resourced environments (LREs) may be because of shortcomings in product regulation and quality standards. The standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specif
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1160fb8b803843d2b75f8bbef3ab7d6c
Publikováno v:
Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 48-64 (2012)
Purpose: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognises assistive technology such as wheelchairs (WCs) as a tool for social inclusion for this population. In less resourced settings, organisations lack information
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cd30213c892849b191963d2d1ee266c0
Autor:
Yohali Burrola-Mendez, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Paula W. Rushton, Selsabil-A. Bouziane, Ed Giesbrecht, R. Lee Kirby, Rosemary J. Gowran, David F. Rusaw, Tomasz Tasiemski, Mary Goldberg, Marco Tofani, Jessica P. Pedersen, Jon Pearlman
Publikováno v:
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 18:67-88
Purpose\ud This review aimed to collate and summarize available research literature about wheelchair service provision education available to healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings.