Development of a wheelchair mobility skills test for children and adolescents: combining evidence with clinical expertise

Sol, Marleen Elisabeth; Verschuren, Olaf; de Groot, Laura; de Groot, Janke Frederike

doi:10.1186/s12887-017-0809-9

Table 2 General information per study

From: Development of a wheelchair mobility skills test for children and adolescents: combining evidence with clinical expertise

Study	Instrument	Participants (N)	Disease characteristics	Mean age (mean years ± SD)	Sex (M/F)
Askari et al. 2013 [47]	WPT	N = 58^a	Amputation, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, others	58 ± 17.9	35/13
Chafetz et al. 2004 [43]	TMT	N = 11	Spinal Cord Injury	10.5 ± 2.1	6/5
Cowan et al. 2011 [32]	AM WC	N = 50	Spinal Cord Injury	41.9 ± 13.4	42/8
Cress et al. 2002 [45]	WC-PFP	N = 18^a	Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Polio, Arthritis, Brain injury	49.4 ± 10.6	13/5
Fliess-Douer 2012 [37]	TOWM & Wheelie	N = 126	Spinal Cord Injury	na	91/35
Fliess-Douer 2013(a) [36]	TOWM & Wheelie	N = 30^a	Spinal Cord Injury	38.8 ± 8.0	na
Fliess-Douer 2013(b) [38]	TOWM & Wheelie	N = 30^a	Spinal Cord Injury	38.8 ± 8.0	na
Gagnon et al. 2011 [48]	Slalom test	N = 15	Spinal Cord Injury	40.7 ± 12.6	na
Gans 1988 [49]	TOMP	N = 40	Neurological disorder, musculoskeletal disorder	25.6 ± 19.5	14/26
Harvey et al. 1998 [39]	HMAT	N = 20	Spinal Cord Injury	45.6 ± 16.8	na
Jebsen et al. 1970 [50]	TM	N = 18	Stroke, Amputation, Peripheral neuropathy, Polio, Spinal Cord Injury, others	49.7 ± na	na
Kilkens et al. 2002 [30]	WC	N = 27	Spinal Cord Injury	34.7 ± 12.5	18/9
Kilkens et al. 2004 [31]	WC	N = 74	Spinal Cord Injury	40.5 ± 14.5	51/23
Kirby et al. 2002 [34]	WST 1.0	N = 24	Amputation, Stoke, Musculoskeletal disorder, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuromuscular disorder	59 ± 19	16/8
Kirby et al. 2004 [20]	WST 2.4	N = 298^a	Amputation, Musculoskeletal, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Able bodied	43.8 ± 22.5	158/140
Lindquist et al. 2010 [35]	WST 4.1	N = 11	Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, other	42.1 ± 16.2	9/2
Middleton et al. 2006 [42]	FIM +5-AML	N = 39	Spinal Cord Injury	28 ± 6.5	32/7
Routhier et al. 2004 [40]	OCAWUP	N = 17	Spinal Cord Injury, Neuromuscular disorder, Stroke, Amputation	50.9 ± 12.1	10/7
Routhier et al. 2005 [41]	OCAWUP	na	na	na	na
Stanley 2003 [44]	WUFA	N = 5	Spinal Cord injury, Cerebral Palsy, Transverse myelitis	34.2 ± 10.3	4/1
Taricco 2000 [46]	VFM	N = 100	Spinal Cord Injury	37 ± na	77/23
Vereecken 2012 [33]	WAIMS	N = 50	Multiple Sclerosis	50 ± 12	30/20

M male, F female, ^aSubset of participants differs per measurement property used for reliability sample, na no information available, WPT wheelchair propulsions test, TMT Timed Motor Test for wheelchair users, AM-WC adapted manual wheelchair circuit, WC-PFP wheelchair physical functional performance test, TOWM test of wheeled mobility, TOMP tufts assessment of motor performance, HMAT Harvey mobility assessment tool, TM measurement of time, WC wheelchair circuit, WST wheelchair skills test, FIM functional independence measure, 5-AML five additional mobility and locomotor items, OCAWUP obstacle course assessment of wheelchair user performance, WUFA wheelchair user functional assessment, VFM Valutazione Funzionale Mielolesi, WAIMS wheelchair assessment instrument for people with multiple sclerosis

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