Efficacy of a powered wheelchair simulator for school aged children: A randomized controlled trial

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 405-411

  Linden, Mark A ^a   Whyatt, Caroline ^a   Craig, Cathy ^a   Kerr, Claire ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Computer simulation; Powered wheelchair; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATOR; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 84890052587     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034088     Document Type: Article

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