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Perceived Barriers Before and After a 3-Month Period of Modified Ride-On Car Use
Samuel W Logan1, Heather A Feldner, Kathleen R Bogart
1College of Public Health and Human Sciences (Drs Logan, Catena, and Massey and Ms Raja), School of Psychological Science (Dr Bogart), and Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute (Dr Smart), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (Dr Feldner), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Psychology (Ms Hospodar), New York University, New York, New York.
Purpose:
The purpose of the study is to examine how perceived barriers change before and after a 3-month period of modified ride-on car use.
Methods:
This study used a qualitative content analysis of perceived barriers. Fourteen caregivers (13 mothers; 1 grandmother) responded to a single-question, free-response survey before and after a 3-month period of modified ride-on car use.
Results:
A total of 11 and 20 perceived barriers were reported before and after the 3-month period. Environmental barriers were the most frequently reported before and after the 3-month period.
Conclusions:
Pediatric physical therapists need to be aware of the potential perceived barriers that families may experience in regard to young children with disabilities using modified ride-on cars and determine strategies to support families on an individual basis.
