Trends and issues in wheelchair technologies
Trends and issues in wheelchair technologies
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DOI：
10.1080/10400435.2008.10131933
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Boninger, Michael L.
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作者：
Cooper, Rory A.;Cooper, Rosemarie;Boninger, Michael L.
有一个压倒性的需求轮椅和研究和发展所需的，使他们更安全，更有效，并广泛提供。以下领域特别重要：从业人员资格、认证、器械评估、器械用户培训、患者教育、临床处方标准、国家合同和新技术的获取。美国有170多家轮椅制造商，总收入为13.3亿美元。然而，在这些公司中，只有5家公司的销售额超过1亿美元。轮椅约占医疗保险支出的1%。使用辅助技术是适应残疾的一种越来越普遍的方式。先进的移动设备的出现显示了工程学对改善数百万残疾人或老年人的移动障碍的贡献。轮椅的一些趋势将需要新的服务提供机制，改变公共政策，当然还有消费者，政策制定者，制造商，研究人员和服务提供商之间的更大协调。
There is an overwhelming need for wheelchairs and the research and development required to make them safer, more effective, and widely available. The following areas are of particular importance: practitioner credentials, accreditation, device evaluation, device user training, patient education, clinical prescribing criteria, national contracts, and access to new technology. There are over 170 U.S. wheelchair manufacturers with a total reported income of $1.33 billion. However, of these companies, only five had sales in excess of $100 million. Wheelchairs account for about 1% of Medicare spending. Use of assistive technology is an increasingly common way of adapting to a disability. The emergence of advanced mobility devices shows promise for the contribution of engineering to the amelioration of mobility impairments for millions of people who have disabilities or who are elderly. Some of the trends in wheelchairs are going to require new service delivery mechanisms, changes to public policy, and certainly greater coordination between consumers, policy makers, manufacturers, researchers, and service providers.