Article

The purpose of this study was to perform a literature review and seek
expert opinion on the relevance and strength of the evidence concerning setup and
transfer performance. METHODS: Scientific literature databases were searched
until June 2009 using 43 keywords resulting in 339 articles. These were
internally reviewed and narrowed to 41 articles which were formally assessed by
13 external experts. Articles that 80% or more of the reviewers scored as
moderately or highly relevant were included in the final results. RESULTS:
Nineteen articles met the relevancy criteria. The aspects of setup that experts
felt were addressed to some degree included vertical transfer distance,
transferring across a gap and position of the mobility device relative to target
destination. None of the 19 articles were scored as having strong to very strong
resulting evidence. CONCLUSIONS: There is a consensus among studies that
transferring to a higher surface implies greater exertion of the upper limb.
However, there is no evidence concerning how high or low, how close, and how much
space is needed next to the target surface so it can be accessible by a majority
of wheelchair users.

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