Health, Personal, and Environmental Predictors of Wheelchair-Use Confidence in Adult Wheelchair Users

Brodie M. Sakakibara; William C. Miller; Janice J. Eng; François Routhier; Catherine L. Backman

doi:10.2522/ptj.20140537

Health, Personal, and Environmental Predictors of Wheelchair-Use Confidence in Adult Wheelchair Users

Brodie M. Sakakibara, William C. Miller, Janice J. Eng, François Routhier, Catherine L. Backman

DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140537 Published 1 October 2015

Brodie M. Sakakibara

B.M. Sakakibara, PhD, Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Rehabilitation Research Program, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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William C. Miller

W.C. Miller, PhD, FCAOT, Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, T325-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2B5 Canada, and Rehabilitation Research Program, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Janice J. Eng

J.J. Eng, PhD, BSc(PT/OT), Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, and Rehabilitation Research Program, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.

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François Routhier

F. Routhier, PEng, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.

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Catherine L. Backman

C.L. Backman, PhD, FCAOT, Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia.

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Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Correlations With Mean Differences in Wheelchair-Use Confidence (N=124)

^a Included for modeling.
^b Mean difference from ≥$30,000.

Table 2.

Hierarchical Regression Modeling to Identify Predictors of Wheelchair-Use Confidence (N=124)^{^a}

↵^a b=unstandardized coefficient, SE=standard error, β=standardized coefficient, CI=confidence interval, WC=wheelchair, FCI=Functional Comorbidity Index, SIT=Seating Identification Tool. Men with no training to use a wheelchair, no assistance with wheelchair, and no seating intervention were coded as −0.50. Values in bold type=P≤.05.

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