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Wheelchair outcome measurement instruments for children: a scoping review protocol
Haidar Tafner Curi1, Eliana Chaves Ferretti2, Patrícia Coelho de Soárez1
1Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Insights
This scoping review maps wheelchair outcome measurement instruments for children. It provides a comprehensive overview to guide research, clinical practice, and the development of new tools for pediatric wheelchair users.
Area of Science:
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Pediatric Physical Therapy
- Outcome Measurement
Background:
- Children using wheelchairs require validated outcome measures for effective assessment and intervention.
- Existing literature on wheelchair outcome measurement instruments for pediatric populations is fragmented.
- A systematic mapping is needed to understand the current landscape of available instruments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore and map existing wheelchair outcome measurement instruments used for children (≤ 18 years).
- To identify instruments suitable for manual and motorized wheelchair users.
- To synthesize data on the measurement properties of these instruments.
Main Methods:
- Scoping review conducted following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology.
- Search across nine electronic databases and grey literature (Academic Google).
- Data extraction guided by COSMIN methodology, focusing on reliability, validity, and responsiveness.
Main Results:
- A comprehensive map of wheelchair outcome measurement instruments for pediatric users will be presented.
- Data on instrument characteristics, population applicability, feasibility, and interpretability will be summarized.
- Findings will highlight the measurement properties (reliability, validity, responsiveness) of identified instruments.
Conclusions:
- This review will inform future research directions in pediatric wheelchair outcome measurement.
- Findings will support clinical practice by identifying appropriate instruments for specific populations and contexts.
- The results will aid in the development of new and improved wheelchair outcome measurement instruments.
Purpose:
The proposed scoping review aims to explore and map wheelchair outcome measurement instruments for children in the literature.
Method:
The proposed scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. The review question and eligibility criteria were developed using the PCC (population, concept, context) mnemonic as follows: (P) children manual or motorised wheelchair users (aged ≤ 18 years), (C) wheelchair outcome measurement instruments, (C) primary sources of literature. The search will be conducted in nine relevant electronic databases. including grey literature from Academic Google. Study screening, selection, and data extraction will be performed independently by two authors. A third reviewer will resolve discrepancies between the authors. General characteristics, population, feasibility, interpretability data will be extracted in accordance with the COSMIN methodology (Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments). This will encompass data pertaining to the measurement properties of the domains of reliability, validity and responsiveness. A descriptive analysis will be carried out, and the results will be classified into categories and presented in tables accompanied by a descriptive summary.
Results:
The results can inform future research directions, clinical practice and the development of wheelchair outcome measurement instruments. Furthermore, it will help professionals in rehabilitation and wheelchair services to find the wheelchair outcome measurement instruments according to the target population and cultural context.
