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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 21.
Published in final edited form as: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2011;6(1):57–66. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2010.512970

Table 5.

Items removed from the WheelCon-M during and post Delphi rounds

Delphi Rounds Reason for Removal
Not Relevant Not Able to Discriminate
Round 1
Physical Environment area (As of now, how confident are you moving your wheelchair…)
▪ through puddles?
▪ through slush?
▪ along a cobblestone walkway?
▪ over a drainage grate and then up a curb cut?
▪ through snow and then up a curb cut?
▪ up 3 to 5 steps?
▪ down 3 to 5 steps?
Activities area (As of now, how confident are you…)
▪ moving from your wheelchair to a chair in a restaurant?
▪ moving from your wheelchair to a seat in a movie theatre?
▪ folding your manual wheelchair?
▪ unfolding your manual wheelchair?
▪ putting your wheelchair in your vehicle?
▪ securing your wheelchair on public transportation?
Social Situations area (As of now, how confident are you that you can…)
▪ make a good impression in front of friends or colleagues when doing more challenging wheelchair activities, such as wheeling across gravel or moving from your wheelchair to another seat like in a movie theatre?
Round 2
No questions were removed
Round 3
Physical Environment area (As of now, how confident are you moving your wheelchair…)
▪ through open doorways?
Post Delphi Rounds
Physical Environment area (As of now, how confident are you moving your wheelchair…)
▪ around tight corners?
▪ along a paved sidewalk?
▪ through a store with lots of space between the aisles?
Activities area (As of now, how confident are you…)
▪ doing laundry while using your wheelchair?
▪ getting dressed while using your wheelchair?
▪ participating in wheelchair sports, such as wheelchair basketball?
▪ positioning your wheelchair at a dining table?
▪ reaching an item off of a high shelf while using your wheelchair?
▪ picking a magazine up off of the floor while using your wheelchair?
▪ doing toileting activities while using your wheelchair?
▪ cleaning your home while using your wheelchair?