Comparison Between A Tilt-in-Space Wheelchair and a Manual Wheelchair Equipped With a New Rear Anti-Tip Device From the Perspective of the Caregiver R. Lee Kirby, MD, Blair MacDonald, BS, Cher Smith, BSc, OT, Donald A. MacLeod, MSc, Adam Webber, MSc Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 89, Issue 9, Pages 1811-1815 (September 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.019 Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The Arc-RAD−equipped wheelchair, tilted back and resting on the Arc-RADs. The casters are off the ground. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 1811-1815DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.019) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The tilt-in-space wheelchair, tilted back. The casters are on the ground and the conventional rear anti-tip devices are off the ground. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 1811-1815DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.019) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Performance (total WST score, in percent), perceived exertion (VAS score, in percent), and satisfaction (QUEST score; possible range, 8–40) outcomes for Arc-RAD−equipped and tilt-in-space wheelchairs (n=19). NOTE. Values are mean +1 SD. All differences were significant (P<.001). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 89, 1811-1815DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.019) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions