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Cross-cultural adaptation of wheelchair skills test (version 4.3) for wheelchair users and caregivers to the Portuguese language (Brazil)
(2019-01-01)
Objective: To perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Wheelchair Skills Test of manual wheelchair users and their caregivers into the Brazilian Portuguese language. Methods: The study was composed of translation, synthesis ...
Citizenship and the embodied practice of wheelchair use
(Elsevier, 2015-08)
Citizenship has been associated with members of a community that engage in paid work (Painter and Philo, 1995; Desforges et al., 2005). This idea constructs remunerated work as a key determinant of citizenship (Brown and ...
Inclusive Design and Textile Technology in the Everyday Lives of Wheelchair Dependent
(2018-01-01)
This paper discusses the benefits of textile technology to inclusive design, focusing on aspects that prioritize comfort and health for wheelchair dependent individuals. To this end, the focus of this paper is the ergonomics ...
Dimensionamento de um dinamômetro inercial para PcD cadeirantes
(BrasilUFSMUFSM Cachoeira do Sul, 2021-05-26)
The social well-being of wheelchair users is related to their physical and psychological conditions, accessibility, and insertion in the job market. The development of low-cost assistive technologies comes to improve the ...
Evaluation of two wheelchair hand rim models: contact pressure distribution in straight line and curve trajectories
(2019-01-01)
Manual wheelchairs are essential for people with disabilities or limited mobility. However, manual propulsion causes biomechanical loads, including contact pressures on the palms of the hands. The hand rim design has ...
Biomechanical model for the determination of forces on upper-extremity members during standard wheelchair propulsion
(Pergamon-elsevier Science LtdOxfordInglaterra, 2009)
Adaptação transcultural do “Wheelchair Skills Test” (versão 4.3) - questionário para usuários de cadeiras de rodas manuais e cuidadores para a língua portuguesa (Brasil)
(Universidade Federal de São CarlosUFSCarPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Terapia Ocupacional - PPGTOCâmpus São Carlos, 2017-02-20)
Introduction: The Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire is a tool that measures the functional mobility in different environments and that can contribute to improving the skills of people in wheelchairs reflecting on trust, ...
Towards a new modality-independent interface for a robotic wheelchair
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-06)
This work presents the development of a robotic wheelchair that can be commanded by users in a supervised way or by a fully automatic unsupervised navigation system. It provides flexibility to choose different modalities ...
Undergraduate physiotherapy students’ basic wheelchair provision knowledge: a pilot study in two universities in Colombia
Purpose: Access to an appropriate wheelchair is a human right. Only between 5–15% of people who need a wheelchair have access to one. One of the key barriers to access is the lack of appropriately trained rehabilitation ...
A Robust Adaptive Path-Following Controller for a Robotic Wheelchair
(Springer, 2013-06)
This article proposes a path-following controller for robotic wheelchairs (RW) used to transport people suffering of severe muscular diseases, taking into account velocity bounds and dynamic effects. A parameterized dynamic ...