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4. Wheelchair Skills Test in simulated versus community settings: a mixed-methods crossover study of experienced motorized mobility scooter users.

Author

Jang, Sharon, Kirby, R. Lee, Hurd, Laura, Hobson, Sandra, Emery, Richelle, and Mortenson, W. Ben

Subjects
MOTOR ability, COMMUNITY health services, SELF-evaluation, WHEELCHAIRS, DATA analysis, QUALITATIVE research, RESEARCH funding, INTERVIEWING, CONTENT analysis, CONFIDENCE, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, QUANTITATIVE research, RESEARCH methodology, STATISTICS, MEDICAL coding, DATA analysis software, HEALTH outcome assessment, PATIENTS' attitudes
Abstract

The Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) is commonly conducted in a simulated setting. Although the WST can be done in the community setting, its usefulness in this setting has not been systematically evaluated. The purpose of this study was to compare the WST in the simulated versus community settings, and to explore participants' perceptions of performing in each environment. For this mixed-methods study, we studied 20 motorized mobility scooter users who had used their devices for ≥ 3 months. Each participant completed the WST Version 4.3 twice in random order – once in a simulated setting and once in their community within a two-week period. Semi-structured interviews were conducted after completion of the WST in both environments. A self-report version of the WST (WST-Q) was also completed that measured perceived capacity, frequency of skill performance, and confidence. The mean (SD) total WST score in the simulated setting was 88.9% (8.6) and 92.7% (7.8) in the community setting. The two WST scores were moderately correlated (r = 0.306, p = 0.190). Community-setting WST scores were moderately correlated with WST-Q confidence scores. Simulated-setting scores were moderately correlated with WST-Q frequency scores. Although most participants preferred performing the WST in their communities due to convenience and familiarity, they perceived the simulated setting to be reflective of their community settings. Despite challenges, community-based testing may provide a better reflection of everyday performance for scooter users than testing in a simulated environment. Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) scores obtained from conducting the assessment in the community may be different from those obtained from conducting the assessment in a simulated setting. Since the WST conducted in the community likely provides different information from the WST conducted in the lab, clinicians should carefully consider which environment to access wheelchair skills in. In an urban, community setting, all WST skills were able to be found within a one block radius of participants' homes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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5. 162. Outcomes following nonoperative management of 3-column fractures in the ankylosed spine

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Levy, Hannah, primary, Pinter, Zachariah, additional, Goh, Brian C., additional, Kolz, Joshua, additional, Alvi, Mohammed Ali, additional, D'Antonio, Nicholas, additional, Hobson, Sandra, additional, Clarke, Michelle J., additional, Bydon, Mohamad, additional, Elder, Benjamin D., additional, Nassr, Ahmad N., additional, Sebastian, Arjun, additional, Karamian, Brian, additional, and Freedman, Brett A., additional

Published
2023
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7. A Standardized Curriculum Improves Trainee Rod Bending Proficiency in Spinal Deformity Surgery. Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Educational Study

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Levy, Hannah A., primary, Pinter, Zachariah W., additional, Honig, Rachel, additional, Salmons, Harold I., additional, Hobson, Sandra L., additional, Karamian, Brian A., additional, Freedman, Brett A., additional, Elder, Benjamin D., additional, Fogelson, Jeremy L., additional, Nassr, Ahmad N., additional, and Sebastian, Arjun S., additional

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2023
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10. Correlates of self-reported Wheelchair Skills Test Questionnaire scores of new users of mobility scooters: a cross-sectional study.

Author

Mortenson, W. Ben, Battalova, Alfiya, Hurd, Laura, Hobson, Sandra, Emery, Richelle, and Kirby, R. Lee

Subjects
SELF-evaluation, RESEARCH methodology evaluation, RESEARCH methodology, CROSS-sectional method, COGNITION, ABILITY, TRAINING, PSYCHOMETRICS, SELF-efficacy, QUESTIONNAIRES, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, RESEARCH funding, ELECTRIC wheelchairs, PEOPLE with disabilities
Abstract

To describe the subjective reported scooter-skill scores of new mobility scooter users and to identify significant correlations with other characteristics and measures. This was a single-centre study using a cross-sectional design. Participants (N = 22) completed the Wheelchair Skills Test-Questionnaire (WST-Q) Version 4.3 for scooter users. It measures the users' perceived capacity (what the user can do), performance (what the user actually does), and confidence (or self-efficacy). Their scooter skills were also rated objectively with the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST). They completed standardised measures of cognition, hearing, vision, life space mobility, visual attention and task switching, and confidence negotiating the social environment using their scooters. Mean total WST-Q capacity scores were 83% and performance scores were 25%. WST-Q capacity scores had significant positive correlations with WST-Q performance (r = 0.321) and confidence scores (r = 0.787), WST capacity scores (r = 0.488), and confidence negotiating the social environment (WheelCon) (r = 0.463). WST-Q capacity scores were significantly negatively correlated with Trail Making B scores (r = −0.591) and age (r = −0.531). The correlations between WST-Q scores and other variables are similar to those found in other studies among users of scooters and other mobility devices. The gap between capacity and performance scores highlights the needs for additional skills training in this population of novice scooter users. In implementing scooter training for new scooter users, attention should be paid to building community-based skills for navigating both the physical and the social environment. Scooter users' age and their driving capabilities need to be taken into account when developing and delivering the training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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12. Falls and Fear of Falling among Community-Dwelling Seniors: The Dynamic Tension between Exercising Precaution and Striving for Independence

Author

Ward-Griffin, Catherine, Hobson, Sandra, and Melles, Pauline

Abstract

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the everyday experience of community-dwelling elders, with particular attention to seniors' perceptions of safety, fear of falling, independence, and quality of life. We also aimed to identify contextual factors that influence the health of elders who had fallen and/or had a fear of falling. Data from in-depth interviews with a purposeful sample (n = 9) of elders were analysed using interpretative analysis procedures. Both individual and team analysis was undertaken until interpretations of the experiences of the participants were inductively developed and crystallized into a holistic interpretation of the participants' shared experience. The holistic experience was comprised of two opposing, dynamic life forces: exercising precaution and striving for independence. Within each life force, participants used five major strategies that simultaneously constrained and expanded their life space. Health-promoting practice and policy implications, as well as areas for further research, are discussed.

Published
2004

16. Qualitative experiences of new motorised mobility scooter users relevant to their scooter skills: a secondary analysis.

Author

Kirby, R. Lee, Smith, Cher, Mortenson, W. Ben, Battalova, Alfiya, Hurd, Laura, Hobson, Sandra, Jang, Sharon, and Emery, Richelle

Subjects
RESEARCH methodology, INTERVIEWING, ABILITY, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, QUESTIONNAIRES, PEOPLE with disabilities, ELECTRIC wheelchairs, THEMATIC analysis, SECONDARY analysis
Abstract

To explore the experiences of new motorised mobility scooter users from the perspectives of the assessment and training of scooter skills. Descriptive secondary analysis of qualitative data. Community. 20 New users of motorised mobility scooters. Not applicable. Directed qualitative analysis of up to four semi-structured interviews over the course of the first year of scooter use, to identify themes and sub-themes that could inform recommendations regarding assessment and training protocols. We identified two themes. The first related to potential new content. As one example of the sub-themes, there were many excerpts that dealt with the use of skills in various combinations and permutations that were used to carry out activities during everyday life and participate in society. These excerpts suggested the importance of training skills in combination to facilitate skill transfer (or generalizability). The second theme is related to enhancements of existing content. As one example of the sub-themes, there were several excerpts that dealt with scooter security. These excerpts led to the recommendation that removing and inserting the scooter key should be added to the assessment criteria for the "turns power on and off" skill of the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) and its questionnaire version (WST-Q). The experiences of scooter users over the first year of receiving a scooter appear to be relevant to the assessment and training of scooter skills and suggest themes for further study. Clinical trial registration number: NCT02696213 The experiences of new scooter users are highly relevant to the assessment and training of scooter skills. These experiences suggest both potential new content and enhancements of existing content to the Wheelchair Skills Program Manual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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19. A Multicenter Evaluation of the Feasibility, Patient/Provider Satisfaction, and Value of Virtual Spine Consultation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Hobson, Sandra, primary, Aleem, Ilyas S., additional, Bice, Miranda J., additional, Butt, Bilal B., additional, Bydon, Mohamad, additional, Elder, Benjamin D., additional, Fredericks, Donald R., additional, Helgeson, Melvin D., additional, Patel, Rakesh D., additional, Sebastian, Arjun, additional, Wagner, Scott C., additional, Williams, Seth K., additional, Xiong, Ashley E., additional, Anderson, Paul A., additional, and Freedman, Brett, additional

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2021
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22. Motivations and impact of international rotations in low- and middle-income countries for orthopaedic surgery residents: Are we on the same page?

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Roberts, Heather J., primary, Albright, Patrick D., additional, Shearer, David W., additional, Won, Nae, additional, MacKechnie, Madeline C., additional, Richard Coughlin, R., additional, Miclau, Theodore, additional, Morshed, Saam, additional, Sabharwal, Sanjeev, additional, Dawson, John, additional, Davis, Brian, additional, Daniels, Alan, additional, Little, Milton, additional, Garlich, John, additional, Coles, Chad, additional, Leighton, Ross, additional, Maceroli, Michael, additional, Hobson, Sandra, additional, Bray, Chris, additional, Fufa, Duretti, additional, Khormaee, Sariah, additional, Mullis, Brian, additional, Natoli, Roman M., additional, Shafiq, Babar, additional, Mackenzie, Jimmy, additional, Wongworawat, Danny, additional, Zuckerman, Lee, additional, Speirs, Joshua, additional, Carr, Charles F., additional, Mackechnie, Michael, additional, Dyer, George, additional, Makhni, Melvin, additional, Agarwal-Harding, Kiran, additional, Yuan, Brandon, additional, Beal, Matt, additional, Chun, Danielle, additional, Furey, Andrew, additional, Petrisor, Brad, additional, Kim, Yongjung, additional, Egol, Ken, additional, Pean, Christian, additional, Schultz, Blake, additional, Friess, Darin, additional, Working, Zach, additional, Sun, Grant, additional, Boateng, Henry, additional, Gardner, Michael, additional, DeBaun, Malcolm, additional, Rehman, Saquib, additional, Gokcen, Eric, additional, Sewards, J. Milo, additional, Bernthal, Nicholas, additional, Burke, Zachary, additional, Brown, Alex Upfill, additional, Esparza, Melissa, additional, O'Brien, Peter, additional, Stockton, David, additional, Neal, Kevin, additional, O'Hara, Nathan, additional, Hariharan, Arun, additional, Cole, Peter, additional, Van Heest, Ann, additional, Horst, Patrick, additional, Kelly, Brandon, additional, Kfuri, Mauricio, additional, Lalonde, Karl, additional, Ahn, Jaimo, additional, Mehta, Samir, additional, Winterton, Matt, additional, Lopas, Luke, additional, Kellam, James, additional, Higgins, Thomas, additional, Elliot, Iain, additional, Whiting, Paul, additional, Shaw, Jordan T., additional, Wilson, Nathaniel M., additional, Obremskey, William, additional, Lee, Cassandra A., additional, Kenter, Keith, additional, Weistroffer, Joseph, additional, Veenstra, Josh, additional, Knowles, David, additional, Conway, Devin, additional, Htay, Aung Thein, additional, Wynn, Myat Thu, additional, Smitham, Dr Peter, additional, Aguilar, Dr Dino, additional, McCoy, Amanda J., additional, Koech, Kiprono, additional, Orwa, Ian, additional, Wekesa, Marvin, additional, Mbugua, Francis, additional, Galat, Daniel D., additional, Mandela, John, additional, Jomo, David, additional, Kinyua, James, additional, Malaba, Mbonisi, additional, Kuguru, Felix, additional, Yugusuk, Fasto, additional, Woolley, Pierre, additional, Pean, Marc-Alain, additional, Haonga, Billy, additional, Eliezer, Edmund, additional, Hailu, Samuel, additional, Alemseged, Fre, additional, Chokotho, Linda, additional, Tinoco, Allman, additional, Banskota, Bibek, additional, Nelson, Scott, additional, and Hernandez Vargas, Francisco Alberto, additional

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2021
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26. Expert Case Reviewers

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Abdallah, Anas, Al-Habib, Amro F., Al-Mahfoudh, Rafid, Albert, Todd J., Allen, Richard, Almendral, Andrés, Baaj, Ali A., Bagley, Carlos, Barakat, Ahmed S., Barrenechea, Ignacio, Luis Bazán, Pedro, Bellabarba, Carlo, Benneker, Lorin M., Berven, Sigurd, Bhatia, Nitin N., Bilsky, Mark H., Bolger, Ciaran, Boriani, Stefano, Bransford, Richard J., Bydon, Mohamad, Campero, Alvaro, Casey, Adrian, Chen, Selby G., Cheung, Jason, Chi, John, Chou, Dean, Clarke, Michelle, Cofano, Fabio, Daffner, Scott, Dea, Nicolas, Gordon Deen Jr., H., Dewald, Christopher J., Rodrigo Diaz Iniguez, Luis, Ehresman, Jeffrey, El-Fiki, Mohamed, Elder, Benjamin, Elnady, Belal, Eltahawy, Hazem, Espinoza-Garcia, Esteban F., Farber, Harrison, Fehlings, Michael G., Freedman, Brett A., Frisoli, Fabio, Garg, Bhavuk, Gokaslan, Ziya, Golan, Jeff D., Gómez, Diego F, Eduardo Guzman Prenk, Jorge, Hakim, Fernando, Hara, Takeshi, Harrop, James S., Hassanzadeh, Hamid, Heller, John G., Hobson, Sandra, Hoh, Daniel J., Holly, Langston T., Hsieh, Patrick C., Huang, Meng, Huddleston, Paul M., Itshayek, Eyal, Jallo, George I., Kalani, Maziyar A., Laufer, Ilya, Lawton, Michael T., Lazary, Aron, Lenke, Lawrence G., Levi, Allan D., Li, Yingda, Liu, Ann, Lo, Sheng-Fu, Lu, Daniel C., Mayer, Rory, Meng, Tong, Moran, Catherine, Mummaneni, Praveen, Nasi, Davide, Navarro-Ramirez, Rodrigo, Navarro Bonnet, Jorge, Niu, Tianyi, Núñez-Pereira, Susana, Pairojboriboon, Sutipat, Pennicooke, Brenton, Phalak, Manoj, Phillips, Frank M., Rajesh, Alugolu, Fernando Ramon, Juan, Daniel Riew, K., Schmidt, Meic, Sciubba, Daniel M., Sikora, Jakub, Smith, Justin, Soliman, Mohamed A.R., Than, Khoi D., Theodore, Nicholas, Tokuhashi, Yasuaki, Vaccaro, Alexander R., Veeravagu, Anand, Roberto Vialle, Luiz, Wang, Michael Y., Weber, Clemens, Witham, Timothy, Wolinsky, Jean-Paul, Yampolsky, Claudio, Yoon, Jang, and Zarate Kalfopulos, Baron

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2023
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31. Freedom and Play in Creativity Instruction.

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Hobson, Sandra K. and Feldhusen, John F.

Abstract

This study examines the roles of freedom and play in creativity instruction. A trial operation of a creativity training program is described including a workshop with 18 sixth- and eighth-grade students. The program emphasizes three basic concepts: freedom, playfulness and warm interpersonal relationships. Group activities and dramatic techniques are used in the program. Implications are that substantial freedom and play increase the effectiveness of instructional materials and techniques. Also, understanding the creative thinking processes could be enhanced by further research in this area. (Author/MPJ)

Published
1971

34. The Hearing Counseling Kit (1997)

Author

Hobson, Sandra

Subjects
The Hearing Counseling Kit (Book), Books -- Book reviews
Abstract

The Hearing Counseling Kit (1997). Eleanor Stromberg. Interactive Therapeutics, Inc., P.O. Box 1805, Stow, OH. 44224-0805. $79, plus $7.90 shipping and handling. Reviewed by Sandra Hobson, Des Moines, IA. The [...]

Published
1999

45. Participants' self-identifi ed learning outcomes in an online preceptor education program for health professionals and students.

Author

Bossers, Ann, Phelan, Shanon, Kinsella, Elizabeth Anne, Jenkins, Karen, Ferguson, Karen, Moosa, Taslim, Schurr, Susan, and Hobson, Sandra

Subjects
COLLABORATIVE learning, MEDICINE, CLINICAL education, EDUCATIONAL programs, SELF-consciousness (Awareness)
Abstract

This case study analysis reports the reflective learning of students and preceptors involved in field experience who accessed an online, free, self-directed educational program (www.preceptor.ca). Six learning outcomes were identified which include: becoming self-aware, fostering communication, valuing relationships, developing new insights, applying new learning to practice, optimizing practice education and experiencing affirmation. Users of the online program tell a story of transformation and that preparation of both student and preceptor for field experience is enhanced. The Preceptor Education program provides an important e-learning option for academic programs and field educators/preceptors in the organisations who collaborate in the preparation of students as future professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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