Interventions that include manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, scooters, and associated seating components
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Remote Wheelchair Selection: Supporting Wheeled Mobility and Seating Device Stakeholder's Decision in Telerehabilitation
Kyoung-Yun Kim (Wayne State University, USA), Yun Seon Kim (Wayne State University, USA), and Mark R. Schmeler (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Copyright: © 2010
|Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch025
Abstract
Wheeled mobility and seating interventions have been considered one of the most important assistive technology devices in the field of rehabilitation. Telerehabilitation (TR) is an emerging field that has the potential to complement the current in-person assessment to select an appropriate wheeled mobility and seating device in underserved areas. Currently there are limited means for stakeholders to access comprehensive, reliable, monitored, and up-to-date information relative to wheeled mobility and seating devices including performance, coverage criteria, or research evidence as to their benefits and short-comings. The aim of this chapter is to review the current research works related to TR, wheelchair coverage policy issues, and the modern remote wheelchair selection paradigm. As an outcome of the ongoing-research of the authors, the Remote Wheelchair Selection Advisor (RWS-A) system, a knowledge-based decision support system to enhance TR processes, is introduced in this chapter.