The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with Outcomes
The present paper reports on a series of studies conducted at the Regional Center for Assistive Technology (Centro Regionale Ausili, CRA) in Bologna, Italy. Our purpose was to identify a set of internationally validated instruments and a training circuit with a view to developing a structured and va...
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| author | Lorenzo Desideri Devis Trioschi Roberta Agusto Martina Bizzarri Gianantonio Spagnolin Sabrina Cantelli Caterina Paolini Massimiliano Malavasi Claudio Bitelli |
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| description | The present paper reports on a series of studies conducted at the Regional Center for Assistive Technology (Centro Regionale Ausili, CRA) in Bologna, Italy. Our purpose was to identify a set of internationally validated instruments and a training circuit with a view to developing a structured and validated Powered Mobility Device (PMD) assessment and training program. To develop the program, three studies were conducted in order to identify: validated measures for assessing the user’s driving skills and training needs for using a PMD (Study 1); measures for evaluating the outcomes of the PMD (Study 2); and, the elements necessary for building a circuit for conducting PMD training (Study 3). In studies 1 and 2, the Wheelchair Skill Test 4.2 Power Wheelchair (WST) and the Wheelchair Outcome Measure (WhOM) were selected and pilot tested using QUEST 2.0. These studies represent an important step in the development and definition of a PMD assessment and training program to be implemented in routine clinical activities in a regional center for assistive technology in Italy. The measures, the circuit and the program will be further tested in future for validity and reliability in order to assess their efficacy in helping professionals to select the most adequate PMD for users, to conduct specific PMD training, and to evaluate PMD outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a81855e7174b4bdcaba973b291d109052022-12-21T23:42:48ZengMDPI AGTechnologies2227-70802016-09-01433110.3390/technologies4030031technologies4030031The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with OutcomesLorenzo Desideri0Devis Trioschi1Roberta Agusto2Martina Bizzarri3Gianantonio Spagnolin4Sabrina Cantelli5Caterina Paolini6Massimiliano Malavasi7Claudio Bitelli8Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyRegional Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyRegional Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyRegional Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyUnità Spinale–Presidio di Sondalo, Az. Ospedaliera Valtellina e Valchiavenna, Sondalo 23035, ItalyRegional Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyRegional Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyRegional Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyRegional Center for Assistive Technology, Corte Roncati Center for Disability, Az. USL Bologna, Bologna 40123, ItalyThe present paper reports on a series of studies conducted at the Regional Center for Assistive Technology (Centro Regionale Ausili, CRA) in Bologna, Italy. Our purpose was to identify a set of internationally validated instruments and a training circuit with a view to developing a structured and validated Powered Mobility Device (PMD) assessment and training program. To develop the program, three studies were conducted in order to identify: validated measures for assessing the user’s driving skills and training needs for using a PMD (Study 1); measures for evaluating the outcomes of the PMD (Study 2); and, the elements necessary for building a circuit for conducting PMD training (Study 3). In studies 1 and 2, the Wheelchair Skill Test 4.2 Power Wheelchair (WST) and the Wheelchair Outcome Measure (WhOM) were selected and pilot tested using QUEST 2.0. These studies represent an important step in the development and definition of a PMD assessment and training program to be implemented in routine clinical activities in a regional center for assistive technology in Italy. The measures, the circuit and the program will be further tested in future for validity and reliability in order to assess their efficacy in helping professionals to select the most adequate PMD for users, to conduct specific PMD training, and to evaluate PMD outcomes.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/4/3/31power mobility devicesoutcomesservice deliveryquality assessment |
| spellingShingle | Lorenzo Desideri Devis Trioschi Roberta Agusto Martina Bizzarri Gianantonio Spagnolin Sabrina Cantelli Caterina Paolini Massimiliano Malavasi Claudio Bitelli The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with Outcomes Technologies power mobility devices outcomes service delivery quality assessment |
| title | The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with Outcomes |
| title_full | The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with Outcomes |
| title_fullStr | The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with Outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with Outcomes |
| title_short | The Provision of Powered Mobility Devices in Italy: Linking Process with Outcomes |
| title_sort | provision of powered mobility devices in italy linking process with outcomes |
| topic | power mobility devices outcomes service delivery quality assessment |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/4/3/31 |
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