Awareness, utilization, and implementation barriers of the wheelchair skills program and test in Korea: a survey of users and clinicians
Despite the introduction of K-WSP, awareness and utilization of wheelchair skill training programs remain extremely limited in Korea. There are clear gaps between clinical practice and user needs, as well as structural barriers such as workforce limitations and lack of institutional support. To address these issues, national strategies must promote curricular integration, continuing education, policy-level support, and digital platform development to enable scalable wheelchair skill education.
Authors
- Seonhong Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-8970)
- Doyeol Kim
- NaYoung Jeong
Institutions
- Hoseo University (KR)
- Hosei University (JP)
- Convergence (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1711971
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00