Authors
Rory A Cooper, Tricia Thorman, Rosemarie Cooper, Michael J Dvorznak, Shirley G Fitzgerald, William Ammer, Guo Song-Feng, Michael L Boninger
Publication date
2002/2/1
Journal
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Volume
83
Issue
2
Pages
250-255
Publisher
WB Saunders
Description
Cooper RA, Thorman T, Cooper R, Dvorznak MJ, Fitzgerald SG, Ammer W, Song-Feng G, Boninger ML. Driving characteristics of electric-powered wheelchair users: how far, fast, and often do people drive? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002;83:250-5.
Objectives
To determine the driving characteristics of electric-powered wheelchair users during unrestricted community activities and to compare the activity levels among an active group and a group of regular users.
Design
Multisite engineering evaluation of electric-powered wheelchair driving activity during unrestricted community mobility.
Setting
Data were collected in the communities of Pittsburgh, PA, and the National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) in San Antonio, TX.
Participants
Seventeen people participated, all of whom used electric-powered wheelchairs as their primary means of mobility.
Intervention
Each subject was asked standarized questions about …
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