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May 3, 2026

Empowering mobility: an exploratory study of perceptions of Power Assist devices among older manual wheelchair users.

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KCKristy ChoyUniversity of British ColumbiaZXZoey XueUniversity of British ColumbiaEJElina JiangUniversity of British Columbia

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Implication

Qualitative descriptive study explores perceptions of power assist devices among older manual wheelchair users, indicating a need for better design and support.

Key Points

  • This study aimed to explore the perceptions of older adult manual wheelchair users towards power assist devices, focusing on evaluation criteria and barriers to acquisition.
  • Conducted semi-structured interviews with nine older adult manual wheelchair users aged 50 and above.
  • Included both users and non-users of power assist devices in the interviews.
  • Used reflexive thematic analysis to identify core themes from the data.
  • Identified four main themes related to user preferences and evaluations of power assist devices.
  • Perceptions of power assist devices as 'activity enablers' for health preservation and participation were common.
  • Highlighted a significant disconnect between user perceptions and existing information and policy support systems.

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Choy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f6e5868071d4f1bdfc6401https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2026.2659220
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