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Wheelchair Servicing for Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

Wheelchair Servicing for Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study

In an effort to improve quality, the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines have recommended device quality testing using standards and routine follow-up with users, including the maintenance and repair of wheelchair parts [7]. However, this crucial area has been largely neglected. The maintenance checklists and programs developed by the WHO and research groups have enhanced users’ knowledge, performance, and compliance but have yet to prevent community failures [8].

Anand Mhatre, Abigail Dumm, Muyun Zhao, Lorena Parra Rodriguez

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2025;12:e66472

Older Wheelchair Users Recommend Age-Friendly Design Improvements to a Wheelchair Maintenance App: Mixed Methods Development Study

Older Wheelchair Users Recommend Age-Friendly Design Improvements to a Wheelchair Maintenance App: Mixed Methods Development Study

Therefore, we are developing a mobile health (m Health) technology called Wheel Trak to enable use-based maintenance practices for wheelchair users and stakeholders involved in wheelchair repair. The concept comprises a smartphone app connected via Bluetooth to a low-power sensor unit that attaches to the wheelchair and collects road shock data when the wheelchair is in motion.

Alyssa Boccardi, Fangzheng Wu, Jon Pearlman, Anand Mhatre

JMIR Aging 2022;5(4):e39301