Wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: a gateway to freedom

Disability and Rehabilitation
Rosemary Joan GowranElizabeth A McKay

Abstract

Aim: The meaning of wheelchair and seating assistive technology and the impact inappropriate provision has on people's lives from a service user's perspective within an Irish context is highlighted. There is a dearth in evidence examining the process of wheelchair and seating provision and the interconnectedness between satisfaction, performance and participation from an equality and human rights perspective. The purpose if the study is to investigate wheelchair service users' perspectives of wheelchair and seating provision in Ireland.Method: This is a mixed-methods study with an exploratory sequential design that includes two phases. During phase one, wheelchair service users were invited to take part in qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews, which were thematically analysed and formed part of a larger ethnographic study involving multiple stakeholders in sustainable wheelchair and seating provision strategy development. In phase two, an online Survey Monkey questionnaire was distributed to obtain a wider overview of wheelchair service provision from a wheelchair service users perspective. Data obtained from the closed questions and content analysis for open comments was analysed descriptively for this phase.Results...Continue Reading

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