Implementation of the hybrid course on basic wheelchair service provision for Colombian wheelchair service providers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People with mobility impairments often rely on wheelchairs as their primary means of mobility. Untrained wheelchair service providers may provide inappropriate wheelchairs and services which result in negative consequences in wheelchair users' health, quality of life, safety, and social participation. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the Spanish Hybrid Course on Basic Wheelchair Service Provision, a training based on the World Health Organization's Wheelchair Service Training Program-Basic Level, to increase knowledge in basic level wheelchair service provision among a group of wheelchair service providers from Colombia. In addition, we developed a satisfaction survey which participants completed after the training to understand levels of satisfaction with

SUBMITTER: Burrola-Mendez Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6172015 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature