A Remote-Learning Course can improve the subjective wheelchair-skills performance and confidence of wheelchair service providers: an observational cohort study.
| Autor: | Kirby, R. Lee, Smith, Cher, Osmond, Dee, Moore, Sarah A., Theriault, Christopher J., Sandila, Navjot |
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ASSISTIVE technology centers
CURRICULUM WORK STATISTICAL correlation PEARSON correlation (Statistics) WHEELCHAIRS MEDICAL quality control PATIENT safety T-test (Statistics) RESEARCH funding CONSUMER attitudes SCIENTIFIC observation QUESTIONNAIRES COURSE evaluation (Education) MULTIPLE regression analysis CONFIDENCE DESCRIPTIVE statistics PROFESSIONAL licensure examinations LONGITUDINAL method PRE-tests & post-tests AUTODIDACTICISM ONLINE education ABILITY RESEARCH LEARNING strategies COMPARATIVE studies QUALITY assurance DATA analysis software TRANSPORTATION of patients TRAINING EXPERIENTIAL learning |
| Zdroj: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology; May2024, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p1729-1738, 10p |
| Abstrakt: | To test the hypothesis that a Remote-Learning Course improves the subjective wheelchair-skills performance and confidence of wheelchair service providers, and to determine the participants' views on the Course. This was an observational cohort study, with pre-post comparisons. To meet the objectives of the six-week Course, the curriculum included self-study and weekly one-hour remote meetings. Participants submitted their Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire (WST-Q) (Version 5.3.1) "performance" and "confidence" scores before and after the Course. Participants also completed a Course Evaluation Form after the Course. The 121 participants were almost all from the rehabilitation professions, with a median of 6 years of experience. The mean (SD) WST-Q performance scores rose from 53.4% (17.8) pre-Course to 69.2% (13.8) post-Course, a 29.6% relative improvement (p < 0.0001). The mean (SD) WST-Q confidence scores rose from 53.5% (17.9) to 69.5% (14.3), a 29.9% relative improvement (p < 0.0001). Correlations between performance and confidence were highly significant (p < 0.0001). The Course Evaluation indicated that most participants found the Course useful, relevant, understandable, enjoyable, "just right" in duration, and most stated that they would recommend the Course to others. Although there is room for improvement, a Remote-Learning Course improves the subjective wheelchair-skills performance and confidence scores of wheelchair service providers by almost 30%, and participants were generally positive about the Course. A Remote-Learning Course improves the subjective wheelchair-skills performance and confidence scores of wheelchair service providers by almost 30%. Participants were generally positive about the Course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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