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Study design
The Ugandan Wheelchair Project used a pretest–posttest cohort design involving 35 nonambulatory children with disabilities who attended a seating and mobility clinic. The project’s stated purpose was to assess wheelchair delivery and training effects while exploring ways to improve access through experiential learning involving physical therapy students and residents.
Measured outcomes
Researchers assessed functional mobility and caregiver burden with the mobility domain of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. Secondary measures examined children’s happiness, quality of life, and participation through the Smiley Faces Assessment Scale, a survey adapted from the Pediatric Quality of Life survey, and Picture My Participation.
Reported findings
The study reported statistically significant improvements in mobility, caregiver burden, and children’s happiness on the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory and Smiley Faces Assessment. Quality-of-life and participation data were summarized as offering suggestions for guiding future wheelchair-delivery efforts in Uganda. The record summarizes an abstract rather than the full paper and does not establish treatment recommendations.
