Emma M Smith1,2, Krista L Best3,4, William C Miller1,2,5. 1. Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 2. Rehabilitation Research Program, GF Strong, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada. 3. Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada. 4. Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Centre integré de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, Quebec City, Canada. 5. The Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the influence of a bootcamp training approach on students' self-efficacy for assessing, training, spotting, documenting, and performing manual and power wheelchair skills. Methods: In a pre-post design, students in their final year of an entry-to-practice master of occupational therapy program completed a two-day manual (6.5 h) and power (6.5 h) wheelchair skills bootcamp. Outcomes for self-efficacy (in assessing, training, spotting and documenting manual and power wheelchair skills; primary) and capacity (manual and power wheelchair skills; secondary) were collected at baseline and immediately after the bootcamp. Results: Participants (n = 44) were 27.3 ± 4.3 years of age (41 female). Most students (81.8%) reported little previous experience using manual and power wheelchairs at baseline. Students' self-efficacy for assessing, training, spotting, and documenting manual and power wheelchair skills improved by between 28.4% and 35.3%, representing a change from 'somewhat confident' to 'fairly confident'. Students' manual and power wheelchair skills capacity increased by 47.2% and 37.1% respectively.Conclusions: Wheelchair skills training bootcamps may help prepare occupational therapy students to assess, train, spot, and document manual and power wheelchair skills of future clients, while improving students' wheelchair skills capacity; thus may provide an option for integrating wheelchair skills training into the curriculum of time-intensive programs.Implications for rehabiliationA two-day condensed wheelchair skills training workshop improves occupational therapystudents' self-efficacy for assessing, training, spotting and documenting power andmanual wheelchair skills.A two-day condensed wheelchair skills training workshop improves occupationaltherapy students' power and manual wheelchair skills.Self-efficacy is an indicator of future behaviours. Therefore, improving students' selfefficacyfor assessing training and documenting wheelchair skills may influence their future practice.
Objectives: To determine the influence of a bootcamp training approach on students' self-efficacy for assessing, training, spotting, documenting, and performing manual and power wheelchair skills. Methods: In a pre-post design, students in their final year of an entry-to-practice master of occupational therapy program completed a two-day manual (6.5 h) and power (6.5 h) wheelchair skills bootcamp. Outcomes for self-efficacy (in assessing, training, spotting and documenting manual and power wheelchair skills; primary) and capacity (manual and power wheelchair skills; secondary) were collected at baseline and immediately after the bootcamp. Results:Participants (n = 44) were 27.3 ± 4.3 years of age (41 female). Most students (81.8%) reported little previous experience using manual and power wheelchairs at baseline. Students' self-efficacy for assessing, training, spotting, and documenting manual and power wheelchair skills improved by between 28.4% and 35.3%, representing a change from 'somewhat confident' to 'fairly confident'. Students' manual and power wheelchair skills capacity increased by 47.2% and 37.1% respectively.Conclusions: Wheelchair skills training bootcamps may help prepare occupational therapy students to assess, train, spot, and document manual and power wheelchair skills of future clients, while improving students' wheelchair skills capacity; thus may provide an option for integrating wheelchair skills training into the curriculum of time-intensive programs.Implications for rehabiliationA two-day condensed wheelchair skills training workshop improves occupational therapystudents' self-efficacy for assessing, training, spotting and documenting power andmanual wheelchair skills.A two-day condensed wheelchair skills training workshop improves occupationaltherapy students' power and manual wheelchair skills.Self-efficacy is an indicator of future behaviours. Therefore, improving students' selfefficacyfor assessing training and documenting wheelchair skills may influence their future practice.
Authors: Lynn A Worobey; R Lee Kirby; Rachel E Cowan; Trevor A Dyson-Hudson; Mary Shea; Allen W Heinemann; Jessica Presperin Pedersen; Michael L Boninger Journal: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Date: 2021-06-06 Impact factor: 3.966
Authors: Lynn A Worobey; R Lee Kirby; Rachel E Cowan; Trevor A Dyson-Hudson; Mary Shea; Allen W Heinemann; Jessica Presperin Pedersen; Rachel Hibbs; Michael L Boninger Journal: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol Date: 2020-08-18