1. “Effectiveness of a wheelchair skills training programme for
community-living users of manual wheelchairs in Turkey: a randomized controlled
trial” başlıklı araştırma “Clinical Rehabilitation, Volume 25
Issue 5 May 2011 pp. 416 - 424” dergisinde yayınlanmıştır. Bu makalede
elle tekerlekli sandalye kullanıcılara yönelik verilen “tekerlekli sandalye
kullanma becerisine yönelik eğitim programı” nın sonuçları sunulmuştur.
Bu makale sonucunun topluma yararı: Uzun süre tekerlekli
sandalye kullanan kişilerin el ve kollarında ileri dönemlerde kümülatif
taravmaya bağlı rahatsızlıklar oluşmakta ve bu durum kişinin üst ekstremitesini
kullanmada zorluk oluşturmaktadır. Yapılan araştırma elle tekerlekli sandalye
kullanan kişilerin tekerlekli sandalye kullanma becerisine yönelik egzersiz
programı yapmalarının hem tekerlekli sandalye kullanım becerisini
arttırabileceğini hem de tekerlekli sandalyenin daha güvenli kullanımı
sağlanarak ileri dönemde olabilecek sakatlık ve hastalıkların önlenebileceğini
göstermiştir.
Araştırma sonuçlarında bu fonksiyonel eğitimlerin toplum temelli yaklaşımla
kişilerin yaşadıkları yerde verilmesinin ulaşım sorununu ortadan kaldırabileceği
ve eğitim maaliyetini düşürebileceği belirtilmiştir.
Makalenin özeti aşağıda yer almaktadır:
Effectiveness of a wheelchair skills training programme for community-living
users of manual wheelchairs in Turkey: a randomized controlled trial
Asuman Öztürk School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Abant
Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
Ferda Dokuztug Ucsular (Corresponding Author)
ferdasim@yahoo.com Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of
Health Science, Yeni Yüzyıl University, Istanbul, Turkey
Clinical Rehabilitation, Volume 25 Issue 5 May 2011 pp. 416 - 424
Abstract
Objective: To test the hypothesis that, in comparison with those in a
control group, community-dwelling wheelchair users in Turkey who have completed
the Wheelchair Skills Training Program have better total percentage performance
and safety scores on the Wheelchair Skills Test.
Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Subjects: The study group comprised individuals (n = 24) who
have to use a wheelchair for mobility in daily life. The subjects were randomly
allocated to training (n = 14) and control groups (n = 10).
Interventions: The training group attended a skill training
session three times a week for four weeks. The control group did not participate
in the training.
Main outcome measures: At the beginning of the study, subjects
underwent a Wheelchair Skills Test (version 4.1), which evaluated their
performance and safety for a range of skills. The test was repeated at the end
of the study.
Results: The mean ± SD total percentage Wheelchair Skills Test
performance scores increased significantly in both the training group (P =
0.002) and control group (P = 0.01), although the training group increased to a
greater extent (P = 0.034). The training group’s mean ± SD total percentage
Wheelchair Skills Test safety scores increased significantly (P = 0.001), but
there was no significant change in the control group. A statistically
significant improvement was found between the total percentage Wheelchair Skills
Test safety scores in the training group compared with the control group (P =
0.001).
Conclusion: Community-living wheelchair users who received
wheelchair skills training increased their total performance and safety scores
to a greater extent than a control group.