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15097177

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the concept of seating discomfort in a population of full-time wheelchair users with intact sensation. The goal was to construct a tool that would quantify seating discomfort experienced by wheelchair users. Ten participants were interviewed using ethnographic interview techniques. Data were analyzed using a cross-classifying matrix to examine commonalities among the 10 participants' responses. There were 16 discomfort and 13 comfort descriptors used by the participants. Of these, eight discomfort and five comfort descriptors were selected to include in the Wheelchair Seating Discomfort Assessment Tool (WcS-DAT). The discomfort descriptors selected were: aches and pains, need to move, pressure points, feeling poorly positioned, unable to concentrate, instability, not comfortable, and feeling too hot, cold or damp. The comfort descriptors selected were: absence of discomfort, feeling good, having no pain, able to concentrate, and feeling stable. The WcS-DAT also includes general information, such as the amount of time spent sitting and whether the individual was transferred into the chair properly--factors thought to affect discomfort--and ratings of discomfort intensity--in general and differentiated by body area. The WcS-DAT is a comprehensive tool for quantification of wheelchair seat discomfort for this population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0342-5282
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
85-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Development of a consumer-driven Wheelchair Seating Discomfort Assessment Tool (WcS-DAT).
pubmed:affiliation
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. cranebar@cs.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't