Exploratory investigation of the outcomes of wheelchair provision through two service models in Indonesia

Autor: Stephanie Vasquez-Gabela, Anand Mhatre, Eviana Hapsari Dewi, Yasmin Garcia-Mendez, Christina K Zigler, Megan E. D’Innocenzo, Jonathan Pearlman, Ignatius Praptoraharjo, Perth Rosen
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Questionnaires
Research design
Viral Diseases
Activities of daily living
Physiology
Service delivery framework
Medical Conditions
0302 clinical medicine
Wheelchair
Outcome Assessment
Health Care

Activities of Daily Living
Medicine and Health Sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Multidisciplinary
Service provider
Infectious Diseases
Physiological Parameters
Research Design
Medicine
Engineering and Technology
Female
Psychology
Research Article
Biotechnology
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Science
Bioengineering
World Health Organization
Research and Analysis Methods
03 medical and health sciences
Diagnostic Medicine
medicine
Animals
Humans
Disabled Persons
Service (business)
Survey Research
Planned maintenance
Body Weight
Biology and Life Sciences
Life satisfaction
body regions
Health Care
Assistive Technologies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Wheelchairs
Indonesia
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
Medical Devices and Equipment
human activities
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Poliomyelitis
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0228428 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228428
Popis: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 17–37% of the approximately 77 million people who need a wheelchair have access to one. Many organizations are trying to address this need through varying service delivery approaches. For instance, some adhere to WHO’s recommended 8-steps service approach while others provide wheelchairs with little to no service. There is limited and sometimes conflicting evidence of the impact of the WHO’s recommendations on the outcomes of wheelchair provision. To help build this evidence, we \explored outcomes of two groups of users who received their wheelchairs through two service models over time. The 8-Steps group (n = 118) received a wheelchair selected from a range of models from service providers trained using the WHO process, and the standard of care (SOC) group (n = 24) received hospital-style wheelchairs and without clinical service. Interviews were conducted at baseline and at follow-up 3 to 6 months after provision, to collect data about wheelchair usage, satisfaction, skills, maintenance and repairs, and life satisfaction. Across-group statistical comparisons were not appropriate due to significant differences between groups. In general, participants used their wheelchairs every day but reported very low mobility levels (
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