Development of a Web-Based Monitoring System for Power Tilt-in-Space Wheelchairs: Formative Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In order to prevent pressure ulcers, wheelchair users are advised to regularly change position to redistribute or eliminate pressure between the buttocks region and the seat of the wheelchair. A power tilt-in-space wheelchair (allowing simultaneous pivoting of the seat and the backrest of the wheelchair toward the back or front) meets many clinical purposes, including pressure management, increased postural control, and pain management. However, there is a significant gap between the use of tilt as recommended by clinicians and its actual usage. A Web-based electronic health (eHealth) intervention, including a goal setting, monitoring, reminder, and feedback system of the use of power tilt-in-space wheelchairs was developed. The intervention incorporates behavior change principl

SUBMITTER: Campeau-Vallerand C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6856862 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature