Paula W. Rushton

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Director and Associate Professor

Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University

Canada

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Paula W. Rushton is the Director and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University in Canada. Her research focuses on wheelchair mobility and education, particularly in pediatric populations, as reflected in her recent articles on wheelchair skills training programs and caregiver experiences. Dr. Rushton is dedicated to advancing physical literacy and improving service provision in healthcare settings for individuals with disabilities.

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Développement et évaluation d'un programme d'entrainement aux habilités et d'un jeu video visant l'amélioration de la mobilité en fauteuil roulant motorisé chez les enfants

Open Date: 2016-04-01

Close Date: 2017-03-31

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Développement et évaluation d'un programme d'entrainement aux habilités et d'un jeu video visant l'amélioration de la mobilité en fauteuil roulant motorisé chez les enfants

Open Date: 2016-04-01

Close Date: 2017-03-31

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Knowledge Translation of a Wheelchair Skills Program for Rehabilitation Clinicians: A Feasibility Study

Open Date: 2013-06-01

Close Date: 2015-05-31

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Power Wheelchair Use Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study

Open Date: 2011-04-01

Close Date: 2014-03-02

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CanWheel CIHR Team in Wheeled Mobility for Older Adults

Open Date: 2009-10-01

Close Date: 2015-09-30

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Collaborators (10)

Charles Sebiyo Batcho

Laval University

CANADA

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Tomasz Tasiemski

Head of Department/Professor

Poznan University of Physical Education

POLAND

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Krista L. Best

Assistant Professor

Laval University

CANADA

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SURESHKUMAR K

Northumbria University

UNITED KINGDOM

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William Miller

Professor

The University of British Columbia

CANADA

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Delphine Labbé

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University of Chicago

UNITED STATES

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Tony Chase

Assistant Professor

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

UNITED STATES

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Désirée Maltais

Laval University

CANADA

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Rosemary Joan Gowran

Lecturer

University of Limerick

IRELAND

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David Rusaw

Jönköping University

SWEDEN

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Manual wheelchair-skills courses (“bootcamps”) for wheelchair service providers: an observational study on learners’ satisfaction and perceived effectiveness

Exploring the influence of a school-based wheelchair skills training program on manual wheelchair mobility in youth: an exploratory study

Positive and negative experiences of caregivers helping power wheelchair users: a mixed-method study

Wheeled mobility use outcomes: a systematic review protocol of measurement properties

User perceptions about resources based on the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for training indoor and community wheelchair skills in pediatrics: a descriptive qualitative study

The French-Canadian WheelCon for manual wheelchair users: paediatric adaptation and preliminary evaluation of its measurement properties

Education and Measurement are the Top Priorities to Advance Physical Literacy for Individuals with Physical Disabilities

Wheelchair service provision education for healthcare professional students, healthcare personnel and educators across low- to high-resourced settings: a scoping review

Exploration of pediatric manual wheelchair confidence among children, parents, and occupational therapists: a qualitative study

Understanding the Global Challenges to Accessing Appropriate Wheelchairs: Position Paper

Adapting the Wheelchair Skills Program for pediatric rehabilitation: recommendations from key stakeholders

Collaborators (10)

Charles Sebiyo Batcho

Tomasz Tasiemski

Krista L. Best

SURESHKUMAR K

William Miller

Delphine Labbé

Tony Chase

Désirée Maltais

Rosemary Joan Gowran

David Rusaw

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