Article

Confidence in one's ability to perform a given task can be a stronger
predictor of performance than skill itself. There are currently no measures to
assess confidence with manual wheelchair use. The objective of this study was to
develop and assess the content validity of the Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale
(WheelCon-M). METHOD: A two-phase mixed-methods design was used. Semi-structured
interviews were conducted to generate items, followed by a Delphi survey for item
selection. Persons who use a wheelchair, health care professionals, and
researchers participated in both phases of the study. RESULTS: An 84-item
WheelCon-M was developed based on the qualitative data. After the Delphi survey,
a final 62-item WheelCon-M was composed of the following six areas (number of
items per area): Negotiating the Physical Environment (33 items), Activities
Performed using a Manual Wheelchair (11 items), Knowledge and Problem Solving (6
items), Advocacy (4 items), Managing Social Situations (5 items) and Managing
Emotions (3 items). CONCLUSION: This article reports the development and content
validation of the WheelCon-M. As a scale to measure confidence with wheelchair
use was not available prior to this work, clinicians now have a method of
identifying individuals who have low confidence with wheelchair use.

Langue : ANGLAIS