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The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Phase I Final Report

Appendix 1. Expert review of the current knowledge scoring sheet

Please rate the following: 1. Your expertise to evaluate this article - No expertise in this article (please skip to the next article) - Minimal level of expertise in this area - Moderate level of expertise in this area - High level of expertise in this area 2. Relevance of the research topic - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant 3. Relevance of the research topic to performing independent transfers a. vertical transfer distance (up and down) - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant b. transferring across a gap (e.g. space between the initial location and final destination) - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant c. number of transfers to go from the initial location to the final destination - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant d. use of transfer assistive devices - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant e. position (in three dimensions) of mobility device relative to final transfer destination - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant f. location and characteristics of effective supports to aid with transferring - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant g. constrained space available for transfers - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant h. physical obstacles or barriers present while transferring - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant i. transferring into a device that is capable of moving - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant j. transferring to/from an unstable or soft surface - Not relevant - Minimally relevant - Moderately relevant - Highly relevant 4. Strength of the research study - Systematic review (or meta-analysis) of randomized trials - Randomized clinical trial - Systematic review (or meta-analysis) of observational studies (case-control, prospective cohort, and similar strong designs) - Single observational study (case-control, prospective cohort, or similar strong designs) - Case series, pre-post study, cross sectional study, or similar design - Case study, nonsystematic review, or similar very weak design 5. Strength of the resulting evidence - Weak resulting conclusions - Intermediate resulting conclusions - Strong resulting conclusions - Very strong resulting conclusions

Source: The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Phase I Final Report by Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) from the University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Health Care System with support from the Access Board and the Department of Education - published 04/17/2012

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