Development of a functional assessment measure for manual wheelchair users
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Development of a functional assessment measure for manual wheelchair users.
This investigation developed the Wheelchair Users Functional Assessment (WUFA). Because no functional outcome tools exist that include many of the daily activities that are needed to be independent by individuals using manual wheelchairs, development of an appropriate tool was deemed important. Although the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) can be used to assess disability in those using a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0748-7711
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2003.07.0301