Manual versus power wheelchair propulsion: Quality of life and self-perception

The purpose of the present research study was to examine the effects of wheeled mobility devices on self-reported measures of community participation, quality of life and self-perception on the campus of the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana. The Craig Handicap Assessment Reporting Technique (CHART) and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale were used to elicit information from research participants. A short demographic survey was also utilized to obtain other background information. The knowledge generated from this study will enhance our understanding of the psychosocial and environmental facilitators and barriers confronting wheelchair user’s mobility and the extent to which manual and power chair are affected differently.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Community Health

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Salentine, Benjamin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rice, Ian M.
• Alston, Reginald J.

• Person With Disability
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
• Social Integration
• Cognitive Independence
• Mobility

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2012 Benjamin Salentine

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/34432

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/34432