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Research Paper

Measuring wheelchair confidence among power wheelchair users: an adaptation of the WheelCon-M using focus groups and a think aloud process

Paula W. Rushton1 School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ;2 Centre de réadaptation Marie Enfant, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada, Correspondence[email protected]
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Emma Smith3 Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and ;4 GF Strong Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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William C. Miller3 Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and ;4 GF Strong Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Kristine Vaughan4 GF Strong Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Pages 39-46 | Received 23 Nov 2014, Accepted 13 Jun 2015, Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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Evelina Pituch, Paula W. Rushton, Kim Culley, Martine Houde, Alexandra Lahoud, Josiane Lettre & François Routhier. (2023) Exploration of pediatric manual wheelchair confidence among children, parents, and occupational therapists: a qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 18:7, pages 1229-1236.
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Julie Faieta, Julie Bourassa & Krista Best. (2023) Refinement of Health App Review Tool (HART) through stakeholder interviews: HART 2.0. Assistive Technology 0:0, pages 1-7.
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Tatiana Dib, Yohali Burrola-Mendez, Laurence Brûlé-Ouimette, Karen H. M. Fung, Mélissa Lecavalier & Paula W. Rushton. (2023) The French-Canadian WheelCon for manual wheelchair users: paediatric adaptation and preliminary evaluation of its measurement properties. Disability and Rehabilitation 0:0, pages 1-10.
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Paula W. Rushton, Diana Kawish-Arbelaez, Annabelle Levac-Marquis, Karen Fung, Geneviève Daoust, Michelle Ishack, Mary Goldberg & Jon Pearlman. (2023) French-Canadian translation, cultural adaptation, and preliminary evaluation of the wheelchair service provision – basic test validity among occupational therapy students. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 18:1, pages 59-66.
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M. E. Sol, M. A. T. Bloemen, O. Verschuren, P. W. Rushton, J. M. A. Visser-Meily & J. F. de Groot. (2020) Wheelchair Mobility Confidence Scale for Dutch youth using a manual wheelchair. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 15:6, pages 684-691.
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Paula W. Rushton, François Routhier & William C. Miller. (2018) Measurement properties of the WheelCon for powered wheelchair users. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 13:7, pages 614-619.
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James D Sessford, Katherine Chan, Anita Kaiser, Hardeep Singh, Sarah Munce, Mohammad Alavinia & Kristin E Musselman. (2022) Protocol for a single group, mixed methods study investigating the efficacy of photovoice to improve self-efficacy related to balance and falls for spinal cord injury. BMJ Open 12:12, pages e065684.
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Brodie M. Sakakibara, William C. Miller, Paula W. Rushton & Jan Miller Polgar. (2018) Rasch Analyses of the Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale for Power Wheelchair Users. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 99:1, pages 17-25.
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W. Ben Mortenson, Louise Demers, Paula W. Rushton, Claudine Auger, Francois Routhier & William C. Miller. (2015) Exploratory Validation of a Multidimensional Power Wheelchair Outcomes Toolkit. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 96:12, pages 2184-2193.
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