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Table 1 Characteristics of the children who use support walkers as reported by prescribers and non-prescribers

From: The use and perception of support walkers for children with disabilities: a United Kingdom survey

 

Prescribers (n = 107)

n (%)

Non-prescribers (n = 18)

n (%)

Age groups

 0–1 years

3 (2.8)

2 (11.1)

 1–2 years

57 (53.3)

3 (16.7)

 2–5 years

95 (88.8)

13 (72.2)

 5–12 years

93 (86.9)

14 (77.8)

 12–16 years

77 (72.0)

11 (61.1)

 16–18 years

48 (44.9)

7 (38.9)

Medical Diagnosis

 Spastic CP

107 (100)

17 (94.4)

 Dyskinetic CP

90 (84.1)

13 (72.2)

 Ataxic CP

78 (72.9)

12 (66.7)

 Chromosomal Abnormalities

83 (77.6)

9 (50.0)

 Spina bifida

56 (52.3)

3 (16.7)

 Muscular Dystrophy

53 (49.5)

6 (33.3)

 Rett syndrome

49 (45.8)

3 (16.7)

 Epilepsy

46 (43.0)

10 (55.6)

 Spinal Cord Injury

41 (38.3)

2 (11.1)

 Developmental Delaya

16 (15.0)

 Other

15 (14.0)

1 (5.6)

Alternative form of mobility

 Wheelchair

98 (91.6)

16 (88.9)

 Handheld walker

22 (20.6)

8 (44.4)

 Nothing (independent walker)

16 (15.0)

2 (11.1)

 Adult facilitateda

6 (5.6)

 Other

12 (11.2)

5 (27.8)

  1. Dash (−) indicates the items that were unavailable to that population
  2. arepresents a category that was created when enough responders reported it within the ‘other’ option