Training physiotherapy students in basic wheelchair provision. Experiences at two universities in Colombia

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Table 1. Curricular changes.

University A	University B
Content: Compulsory course with two components: ICF wheelchair prescription in the context of activities, participation and environmental factors. Wheelchairs, appropriation of WHO guidelines with greater emphasis on step 7 (user training). This content is viewed in 6th semester.	Content: Mandatory ongoing course on assistive technology. The time dedicated to face-to-face work and independent work was extended (from 1 session to 3 sessions) for a total of 18 h. Use of WHO guidelines for the Provision of Manual Wheelchairs in less resourced settings. This content is viewed in 7th semester.
Pedagogical strategies and resources for teaching: Virtual classroom to support face-to-face and practical activities. Working guides with new strategies and inclusion of all WHO steps. Use of the ISWP web platform. Interprofessional work with 3rd year medical students.	Pedagogical strategies and teaching resources: Flipped classroom with work prior to the face-to-face meeting. Case study with knowledge integration. Use of the ISWP web platform.
Evaluation: Guidelines and rubrics based on WHO and ICF content were developed. Discussion spaces with teachers and classmates as evaluation activities.	Evaluation: Basic ISWP exam as pre- and post-assessment to the wheelchair provision module.

Table 2. Total and domain scores for the entire sample.

Item	Q1	Median	Q3
Total score	60.00	73.33	89.33
Assessment	68.42	84.21	94.74
Prescription	58.33	75.00	91.67
Production (product preparation)	40.00	80.00	100.00
Fitting	40.00	50.00	80.00
User training	53.33	73.33	86.67
Maintenance, repair, and follow up	50.00	75.00	100.00
Process	70.00	90.00	100.00

Table 3. Total and domain scores by group.

Item	University A			University B
	Q1	Median	Q3	Q1	Median	Q3
Total score	74.67	82.67	92.00	54.67	64.67	81.33
Assessment	81.58	89.47	100.00	63.16	73.68	89.47
Prescription	75.00	83.33	91.67	50.00	66.67	83.33
Production (product preparation)	60.00	80.00	100.00	40.00	60.00	80.00
Fitting	50.00	70.00	90.00	30.00	50.00	70.00
User training	73.33	80.00	93.33	53.33	66.67	80.00
Maintenance, repair, and follow up	75.00	100.00	100.00	50.00	75.00	100.00
Process	80.00	90.00	100.00	60.00	80.00	90.00

Figure 1. 8-step participation in academic practices and work activities.

A horizontal bar chart showing the frequency of student participation in the 8 steps of wheelchair provision. Step 7 "User training" has the highest level of participation, followed by step 2 "Assessment" and step 3 "Prescription".

Figure 2. 8-step frequency of participation.

A horizontal bar chart displaying the frequency of participation in the steps where participation was most reported. Most students participated at least once in the steps, while very few students participated more than 5 times in the steps.