Research Article
Demographic Profile of Older Adults Using Wheeled Mobility Devices
Table 6
Tier 5: Factors associated with use of standard (Group 1 and 2) versus customized (Group 3 and 4) power wheelchairs.
| | Standard power wheelchair () | Customized power wheelchair () | P-value |
| | Age (y) | | | <.001* | | Gender | | | | | Male | 107 (40%) | 100 (61%) | <.001* | | Female | 159 (60%) | 65 (39%) | | Medical diagnosis | | | | | Neurological conditions | 90 (34%) | 85 (52%) | <.001* | | Orthopedic conditions | 79(30%) | 18 (11%) | | Spinal cord conditions | 46 (17%) | 49 (30%) | | CVP conditions | 35 (13%) | 2 (1%) | | Other | 16 (6%) | 11 (7%) | | Living settings | | | | | Home | 237 (89%) | 144(87%) | .56 | | Other | 29 (11%) | 21 (13%) |
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*indicates a statistically significant difference or association.
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