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Burrola-Mendez Y, Kamalakannan S, Rushton PW, Bouziane SA, Giesbrecht E, Kirby RL, Gowran RJ, Rusaw DF, Tasiemski T, Goldberg M, Tofani M, Pedersen JP, Pearlman J. Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings: a scoping review. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2022; 18:67-88. [PMID: 35436160 PMCID: PMC7614122 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2022.2037757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE This review aimed to collate and summarize available research literature about wheelchair service provision education available to healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings. METHODS The Joanna Briggs Institute methodological steps for scoping reviews were followed. Included studies were mainly sourced from Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Academic Search Complete and ProQuest. Independent title, abstract and full-text screening with defined inclusion and exclusion criteria was performed. All screening and extraction were performed independently by two authors. A thematic approach was used to synthesize results. Data extracted from included studies were charted according to a template that we created. The study quality was also appraised. RESULTS A total of 25 articles were included (11, 36% from high-income settings) with 12 (48%) observational studies and 13 (52%) experimental studies. The literature addressed three main topics: (1) assessing wheelchair service provision knowledge, (2) implementing training interventions using in-person, online and/or hybrid learning approaches and (3) describing current wheelchair service provision education globally. The most frequently reported training programs used were the Wheelchair Skills Program and the World Health Organization Wheelchair Service Training Package - Basic Level. CONCLUSION Limited information has been published about the integration of wheelchair content into the curricula of professional rehabilitation programs. Efforts to build international partnerships, improve the quality and currency of training programs and build resources that can assist educators in the integration of wheelchair-related content into professional rehabilitation programs should be prioritized.Implications for RehabilitationThis is the first review that examined and synthesized the current state of wheelchair service provision education for rehabilitation students and personnel across low- to high-income countries.Findings from this review indicate that there is limited information about the integration of wheelchair-related content into professional rehabilitation programs.Efforts to build international partnerships, standardize wheelchair service provision content and evaluation and integrate training into professional rehabilitation programs worldwide should be prioritized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yohali Burrola-Mendez
- School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada,CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK,Public Health Foundation of India, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, India
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- School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada,CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada
| | - R. Lee Kirby
- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
| | - Rosemary J. Gowran
- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute, Health Implementation Science and Technology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland,Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
| | - David F. Rusaw
- School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
| | - Tomasz Tasiemski
- Department of Adapted Physical Activity, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Marco Tofani
- Department of Intensive Neurorehabilitation and Robotics, Bambino Gesú Children’s Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
| | | | - Jon Pearlman
- Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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