Independent Wheelchair Transfers in the Built Environment: How Transfer Setup Impacts Performance Phase 2: Final Report
Participants
In the last transfer study a total of 120 participants were enrolled consisting of 95 men and 25 women with an average age of 47.7 ± 15.3 years, body weight of 171.5 ± 48.0 lbs, and height of 67 ± 6 in. At the time this addendum was composed, 63 participants had been enrolled in the Phase II study consisting of 50 men and 13 women, with an average age of 45 ± 15 years, body weight of 172 ± 53lbs and a height of 67±6in. Further details of the demographics from the two studies can be seen in Table D1, including hours using a wheelchair per day, years using a wheelchair and number of level and non-level transfers. The percentages of males and females were the same for both phases of the study with 21% of the participants being female and 79% of the participants being male.
Table D1. Detailed demographics of the study participants from phase 1 and phase 2.
|
|
Average (Std) |
Median |
Min |
Max |
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|
|
P1 |
P2 |
P1 |
P2 |
P1 |
P2 |
P1 |
P2 |
|
Age (years) |
48 (15) |
45 (15) |
52 |
49 |
18 |
18 |
85 |
78 |
|
Height (in) |
67 (6) |
67 (6) |
68.5 |
68 |
50 |
46 |
77 |
80 |
|
Weight (lbs) |
172 (48) |
172 ( 53) |
165 |
170 |
90 |
49 |
332 |
300 |
|
Hour using wheel-chair (per day) |
11 (4) |
12 (4) |
12 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
18 |
|
Years using wheel-chair |
15 (12) |
13 (9) |
13.5 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
59 |
37 |
|
Number of level transfer |
10 (8) |
12 (12) |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
100 |
|
Number of non-level transfers |
6 (6) |
9 (15) |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
100 |
Note. P1-Phase 1 P2-Phase 2
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