Table 1. Respondent characteristics for children and young people responding to questionnaires and participating in interviews.
| Questionnaires (n = 21) | Interviews (n = 11) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Min—Max | Mean | Min—Max | ||
| Age (years) | 10.14 | 3–17 | 10.82 | 3–17 | |
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Sex | Male | 11 | 52.4 | 5 | 45.5 |
| Female | 10 | 47.6 | 6 | 54.5 | |
| No. of wheelchairs in use | One wheelchair | 17 | 81.0 | 8 | 72.7 |
| Two wheelchairs | 3 | 14.3 | 2 | 18.2 | |
| One pushchair | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| Primary wheelchair | Manual | 18 | 85.7 | 8 | 72.7 |
| Powered | 2 | 9.5 | 2 | 18.2 | |
| Pushchair | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| Frequency of wheelchair use | A little of the time | 3 | 14.3 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Some of the time | 6 | 28.6 | 3 | 27.3 | |
| Most of the time | 7 | 33.3 | 5 | 45.5 | |
| All of the time | 5 | 23.8 | 2 | 18.2 | |
| Condition | ADHD/ADS/Other behavioural | 4 | 19.0 | 2 | 18.2 |
| Heart Condition* | 3 | 14.3 | 3 | 27.3 | |
| Cerebral Palsy* | 2 | 9.5 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| Down Syndrome | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Other congenital developmental | 6 | 23.8 | 4 | 36.4 | |
| Neurological | 2 | 9.5 | 2 | 18.2 | |
| Hypermobility | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Chronic regional pain | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| U/s fatigue, visual difficulties | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TOTAL | 22* | 12* | |||
*One patient reported more than one diagnosis