TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Wheeled mobility skills of wheelchair basketball players: a randomized controlled study
JO  - Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
A1  - Saltan, Asuman
A1  - Bakar, Yeşim
A1  - Ankarali, Handan
SP  - 390
EP  - 395
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of wheelchair basketball sport on the functional abilities of wheelchair users. <br><br>METHOD: This is a randomized controlled study. Wheelchair basketball players (n = 111) and non-player (n = 85) were included in this study. We administered the questionnaire version of the wheelchair skills test questionnaire (WST_Q), recording the participants' capacity and performance scores on each of 32 skills. <br><br>RESULTS: Player group have the baseline values of WST_Q higher than control group. The mean total percentage score of player group was significantly greater than control group (p < 0.05). The get over 15 cm level (respectively, rations of capacity and performance of groups: player/control: 50.5-20% and 54.1-24.7%) and the ascends 10° incline (player/control 96.4-48.2% and 98.2-54.1%). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Participation in regular wheelchair basketball sport may preserve and augment functional abilities in with wheelchair user Implications for rehabilitation The skills-sports relationship is reciprocal. With increased wheelchair skills, people may be more inclined to engage in sports; subsequently, with greater sports, wheelchair skills could improve. Wheelchair mobility skills during clinical rehabilitation should reflect the daily activities and needs of each wheelchair user. WST-Q provides advantages in terms of requiring less time and material in using of clinical.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1748-3107
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2016.1177857
ID  - ref1
ER  -