Wheelchair Repairs: Delays, Causes, and Associated Outcomes
The high percentage of uncompleted wheelchair repairs poses a significant risk to users, and this risk is compounded by prolonged time taken by vendors to address breakdowns. Unsatisfactory vendor service was common, with a significantly larger proportion of participants experiencing consequences for repairs that required a vendor. This seems to indicate structural inadequacies within the repair process and the need for interventions to address these issues.
Authors
- Daniel Canter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9819-0815)
- Theresa Berner
- Lynn A. Worobey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8795-6061)
- Denise Fyffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-5171)
- Michael L. Boninger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6966-919X)
- Candace Tefertiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1537-5537)
- Rachel E. Cowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-0653)
- Chloe Slocum
- Chad Swank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-179X)
- Kimberly Monden
- Thomas N. Bryce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8388-1338)
- Allen Heineman
Institutions
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (US)
- Craig Hospital (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Wright State University (US)
- Kessler Foundation (US)
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- Baylor Scott & White Health (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.10.001
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research