Research Article
A Participatory Approach to Develop the Power Mobility Screening Tool and the Power Mobility Clinical Driving Assessment Tool
Table 10
The power mobility clinical driving assessment tool (PMCDA).
| | | Score |
| | Indoor | | | Drives forward (15 ft) (in a straight line) in 36′′ hallway | 1–3 | | Drives backward 10 ft in a straight line in 36′′ hallway | 1–3 | | Passes through 36′′ doorway | 1–3 | | Avoids therapy balls approaching from left and right | 1–3 | | Turns 90° while moving forward | 1–3 | | Turns 90° and enters a doorway | 1–3 | | Turns 90° while moving backward | 1–3 | | Turns 180° in place to the left | 1–3 | | Can safely maneuver in-between 2 chairs 32 in apart | 1–3 | | Approaches an accessible sink | 1–3 | | Approaches a transfer surface (bed or chair) | 1–3 | | Negotiates over 1 in door/mock threshold (piece of wood) | 1–3 | | Stops on command (emergency stop) | 1–3 |
| | Outdoor | | | Drives forward 30 ft in 30 s | 1–3 | | Drives over an unpaved surface | 1–3 | | Ascends 5° incline | 1–3 | | Descends 5° incline | 1–3 | | Ascends 10° incline | 1–3 | | Descends 10° incline | 1–3 | | Crosses a street | 1–3 | | Rolls 10 ft across 5° side-slope | 1–3 | | Ascends an ADA curb cut | 1–3 | | Descends an ADA curb cut | 1–3 |
| | Total | 23–69 |
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See Appendix C.2 for instructions on using the PMCDA.
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