Citation

Jannink MJ, Erren-Wolters CV, de Kort AC, van der Kooij H. Cyberpsychol. Behav. 2008; 11(6): 751-754.

Affiliation

Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, The Netherlands. m.jannink@rrd.nl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers)

DOI

10.1089/cpb.2007.0271

PMID

18954289

Abstract

This paper describes an electric scooter simulation program and a first evaluation study in which we explored if it is possible to train the driving skills of future users of electric mobility scooters by means of an electric scooter simulation program in addition to conventional electric scooter training. Within this explorative study,10 stroke survivors were randomly assigned to either the control (n=5) or the electric scooter simulation intervention group (n=5). Participants were assessed twice on the functional evaluating rating scale. During the followup measurement, subjective experiences regarding both forms of electric scooter training were elicited by a questionnaire. After a training period of 5 weeks, both groups improved on the Functional Evaluation Rating Scale. It can be concluded that the patients with stroke were satisfied with the electric scooter simulation training.

Language: en