@article{ref1,
title="Experiences of using powered wheelchair or powered scooter and accessibility in housings",
journal="Studies in health technology and informatics",
year="2015",
author="Pettersson, Cecilia and Iwarsson, Susanne and Månsson Lexell, Eva",
volume="217",
number="",
pages="1017-1023",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To describe powered wheelchair (PW) and powered scooter (PS) users' experiences of accessibility and housing adaptions in their homes. <br><br>METHOD: A qualitative research approach with focus group methodology was used. Four focus groups were created, with men and women as well as PW and PS users in different groups. Applying a descriptive approach, data were analysed according to the principles described by Krueger and Casey. <br><br>FINDINGS: With a specific focus on how PW and PS and housing adaptations operate together, the findings of this paper formed two categories: &quot;Possibility of receiving housing adaptations according to individual needs&quot; and &quot;Importance of receiving the correct type of PW and PS in relation to individual needs&quot;. <br><br>CONCLUSION: It is vital to acknowledge the characteristics and requirements of PW and PS as well as housing adaptations in order to optimize the use of such devices in the home, as a prerequisite for independence, activity and participation. The provision of PW and PS and housing adaptations should be considered and planned simultaneously, applying an explicitly user-centred perspective. Additionally, the collaboration between the different actors involved should be improved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0926-9630",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}