Prevalence of Wheelchair and Scooter Use Among Community-Dwelling Canadians

<div class="section abstract" id="abstract-1"> <h2>  <img alt="Physical Therapy Journal" src="https://d269i4ytkc080m.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/apta_logo_3.jpg" /></h2> <h2> Abstract</h2> <div class="subsection" id="sec-1"> <div id="p-2"> <strong><strong>Background</strong></strong> Mobility impairments are the third leading cause of disability for community-dwelling Canadians. Wheelchairs and scooters help compensate for these challenges. There are limited data within the last decade estimating the prevalence of wheelchair and scooter use in Canada.</div> <div id="p-2"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="subsection" id="sec-2"> <div id="p-3"> <strong><strong>Objective</strong></strong> The aims of this study were: (1) to estimate the prevalence of wheelchair and scooter use in Canada and (2) to explore relevant demographic characteristics of wheelchair and scooter users.</div> <div id="p-3"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="subsection" id="sec-3"> <div id="p-4"> <strong><strong>Design</strong></strong> This study was a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional national survey.</div> <div id="p-4"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="subsection" id="sec-4"> <div id="p-5"> <strong><strong>Methods</strong></strong> The Canadian Survey on Disability (2012) collected data on wheelchair and scooter use from community-dwelling individuals aged 15 years and over with a self-identified activity limitation on the National Household Survey. Prevalence estimates were calculated as weighted frequencies, with cross-tabulations to determine the number of wheelchair and scooter users in Canada, by province, and demographic characteristics (ie, age, sex) and bootstrapping to estimate the variance of all point estimates.</div> <div id="p-5"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="subsection" id="sec-5"> <div id="p-6"> <strong><strong>Results</strong></strong> There were approximately 288,800 community-dwelling wheelchair and scooter users aged 15 years and over, representing 1.0% of the Canadian population. The sample included 197,560 manual wheelchair users, 42,360 powered wheelchair users, and 108,550 scooter users. Wheelchair and scooter users were predominantly women, with a mean age of 65 years. Approximately 50,620 individuals used a combination of 2 different types of devices.</div> <div id="p-6"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="subsection" id="sec-6"> <div id="p-7"> <strong><strong>Limitations</strong></strong> The results are representative of individuals living in the community in Canada and exclude individuals in residential or group-based settings; estimates do not represent the true population prevalence.</div> <div id="p-7"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="subsection" id="sec-7"> <div id="p-8"> <strong><strong>Conclusion</strong></strong> This analysis is the first in more than 10 years to provide a prevalence estimate and description of wheelchair and scooter users in Canada. Since 2004, there has been an increase in the proportion of the population who use wheelchairs and scooters, likely related to an aging Canadian population. These new prevalence data have potential to inform policy, research, and clinical practice.</div> </div> </div>

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