Wheelchair Skills Training: A scoping review

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the types of available evidence and knowledge gaps on wheelchair skills training among PWDs in literature. This study employed a scoping review method and was guided by Arksey and O'Malley's using five steps framework. A total of 15 peer-reviewed articles met the inclusion criteria. The results support the effectiveness of wheelchair skills training through personal feedbacks from participants, observation and the use of standardized outcome measures, including self-perceived assessment. This study highlights the importance and benefit of wheelchair skills training to wheelchair users, caregivers and health personnel. Keywords: Keywords: Skill Training; Disability; Wheelchair; Scoping Review eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2879