开发冬季流动性和可访问性网络 (SNOWMAN) 课程的标准化导航
Jacquie Ripat1, Ed Giesbrecht1, Jaimie Borisoff2
1Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences
|May 24, 2024
概括
手动轮椅 (MWC) 用户面临着冬季的流动性挑战. 这项研究创建了SNOWMAN课程,这是一个标准化的户外环境,模拟冬季的障碍,以提高MWC用户的信心和社区参与.
科学领域:
- 康复工程 康复工程 康复工程
- 人类因素工程 人类因素工程
- 可访问性研究 研究可访问性
背景情况:
- 由于环境障碍,手动轮椅 (MWC) 用户在冬季经历了显著的移动限制.
- 这些障碍限制了社区参与和MWC用户在寒冷的月份的独立性.
研究的目的:
- 为MWC用户概述了模拟真实冬季条件的户外环境的创建和标准化.
- 为MWC用户开发一个安全的空间来练习冬季移动技能并建立信心.
主要方法:
- 第一个阶段:定性民族学研究,以确定冬季MWC用户挑战和适应策略.
- 第二阶段:与MWC用户,移动专家,服务提供商,政策制定者,景观设计师和工程师共同设计研讨会,以开发SNOWMAN课程.
- 第三阶段和第四阶段:制造SNOWMAN课程并建立设置/维护协议.
主要成果:
- 雪人赛道的设计包括五个不同的部分:斜坡平台,溜冰场,路边/路边切割,不均的冬季表面和模块化坡道.
- 建立了一个标准化的课程设置和维护协议.
结论:
- 雪人课程为MWC用户提供了一个受控的环境,以提高冬季移动技能.
- 在模拟条件下增加的信心和实践可能会导致MWC用户更多的社区参与.
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