title: Mobility and mobility-related participation outcomes of powered wheelchair and scooter interventions after 4-months and 1-year use.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to investigate outcomes of powered wheelchair and scooter interventions after 4-months and 1-year use regarding need for assistance when moving around, frequency of mobility-related participation, easiness/difficulty in mobility during participation, and number of participation aspects performed in everyday life.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was a prospective cohort study, using an instrument focusing on mobility-related participation outcomes of mobility device interventions (NOMO 1.0), at baseline, after 4-months and 1-year use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results show that the outcomes in terms of participation frequency and easiness in mobility occur in a short time perspective, and that the effects remained stable at 1-year follow-up. The frequency of going for a walk increased most prominently (26%). Even though the majority of the participation aspects were not performed, more often they became easier to perform: 56-91% found that shopping, walking and visiting family/friends were easier. Moreover, independence outdoors and indoors increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This small study provides knowledge about the outcomes of powered wheelchairs and scooters in terms of mobility and mobility-related participation in real-life situations. The study supports results from former studies, but even so, larger studies are required in order to provide evidence for the effectiveness of powered wheelchairs and scooters. [Box: see text].
authors: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. charlotte.lofqvist@med.lu.se
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authors: Löfqvist
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authors: Pettersson
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authors: Iwarsson
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authors: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014910:Wheelchairs