Exploratory investigation of the outcomes of wheelchair provision through two service models in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 17-37% of the approximately 77 million people who need a wheelchair have access to one. Many organizations are trying to address this need through varying service delivery approaches. For instance, some adhere to WHO's recommended 8-steps service approach while others provide wheelchairs with little to no service. There is limited and sometimes conflicting evidence of the impact of the WHO's recommendations on the outcomes of wheelchair provision. To help build this evidence, we \explored outcomes of two groups of users who received their wheelchairs through two service models over time. The 8-Steps group (n = 118) received a wheelchair selected from a range of models from service providers trained using the WHO process, and the stand

SUBMITTER: D'Innocenzo ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8168880 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature