A Participatory Approach to Develop the Power Mobility Screening Tool and the Power Mobility Clinical Driving Assessment Tool

Table 6

List of indoor driver tasks.

Ranked indoor driver tasks from the survey		List of indoor tasks in the first iteration of the PMCDA after the focus group	Specific changes suggested during the discussion forum
Professional experts’ ranks	Indoor driver tasks
1	(i) Drives forward (15 ft) (in a straight line) in narrow corridor without hitting walls; (ii) Avoids one person coming towards participant in hallway	(i) Drives forward (15 ft) (in a straight line) in 36′′ hallway; (ii) Drives backward 10 ft in a straight line in 36′′ hallway; (iii) Passes through 36′′ doorway; (iv) Avoids therapy balls approaching from left and right; (v) Turns 90° while moving forward; (vi) Turns 90° while moving backward; (vii) Turns 180° in place to the left; (viii) Can safely maneuver in-between 2 chairs spaced 32 in apart; (ix) Approaches an accessible sink; (x) Negotiates over a 1 in door threshold or mock threshold (piece of wood)	These tasks were added to the list: (i) Turns 90° and enters a doorway; (ii) Approaches a transfer surface (bed or chair); (iii) Stops on command (emergency stop)
2	(i) Turns 90° while moving forward; (ii) Passes through doorways without hitting walls (36′′doorways)
3	Turns 180° in place—left
4	Can safely maneuver in-between objects and tight spaces
5	Approaches furniture without bumping into them
0	(i) Drives backward (or reverse) 10 ft, in a straight line; (ii) Turns 90° while moving backward; (iii) Avoids “wet floor” sign (within a 5 ft wide corridor); (iv) Parking under table; (v) Parking beside table