Power-Assist Add-Ons for Older Adult Manual Wheelchair Users: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Manual wheelchairs promote independence among older adult users. However, the user's level of disability, strength, and stamina, and the environmental conditions in which the wheelchair is used, may limit the functionality of manual wheelchairs and their impact on independence and active aging. The use of power-assist add-ons may mitigate these limitations and allow an individual to age in place.

Objective

We propose to conduct a scoping review of scientific and gray literature to examine the use of power-assist add-ons by older adults who use manual wheelchairs, as well as their advantages, limitations, and potential benefits in promoting independence and active aging.

Methods

The review will be guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review

SUBMITTER: Atoyebi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12125556 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature