Independent Wheelchair Transfers in the Built Environment: How Transfer Setup Impacts Performance Phase 2: Final Report
Participants
A total of 73 participants were enrolled consisting of 56 men and 17 women, with an average age of 45 ± 15 years, body weight of 176 ± 53 lbs and a height of 67±6 in. Women constituted 23% of the study population. Further demographic details of the study can be seen in Table 3, including hours using a wheelchair per day, years using a wheelchair, number of level and non-level transfers and average wheelchair seat height.
Table 3. Detailed Demographics of the study participants
|
|
Average (Std) |
Median |
Min |
Max |
|
Age (years) |
45.4 (15.0) |
50 |
18 |
78 |
|
Height (in) |
67.3 (5.6) |
68 |
46 |
80 |
|
Weight (lbs) |
175.7 (53.2) |
172 |
49 |
300 |
|
Hours using wheelchair (per day) |
11.9 (4.5) |
13 |
2 |
18 |
|
Years using wheelchair |
12.4 (9.1) |
9.9 |
1 |
38 |
|
Number of level transfers per day |
11.4 (14) |
7.8 |
0 |
100 |
|
Number of non-level transfer per day |
8.2 (14.2) |
4 |
0 |
100 |
|
Seat Height (in) |
22.1 (1.4) |
22.0 |
19.0 |
27.5 |
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