?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F38411%2F&rft.title=Development%2C+Validation+and+Feasibility+Study+of+a+Remote+Basic+Skills+Assessment+for+Wheelchair+Service+Providers&rft.creator=Ardianuari%2C+Satria&rft.description=The+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+develop%2C+validate+and+conduct+a+feasibility+study+of+three+remote+basic+skills+assessment+modalities+for+wheelchair+service+providers+(WSP)+including+an+online+mock-client+case+study+quiz+(m1)%2C+an+in-person+skills+assessment+(m2)+and+a+video+conference+skills+assessment+(m3).+Prior+to+this+study%2C+we+were+unaware+of+a+validated+remote+basic+skills+assessment+for+WSP+that+reflects+all+WHO+8+wheelchair+service+provision+steps.+Such+a+test+may+be+an+asset+to+training+or+professional+organizations+like+the+International+Society+of+Wheelchair+Professionals+(ISWP)+as+a+way+to+test+provider+competency+or+to+warrant+certification.+Currently%2C+we+are+unaware+of+any+certification+that+includes+a+skills+test+as+a+requirement.%0D%0AOur+first+hypothesis+was+that+all+three+modalities+are+comparable+as+evidenced+by+the+mean+score+of+ISWP+Basic+Knowledge+Test+(i.e.%2C+within+one+SD).+Our+second+hypothesis+was+that+all+modalities+were+feasible+according+to+seven+defined+feasibility+criteria.+Inclusion+criteria+included+passing+the+ISWP+Basic+Knowledge+Test.+We+recruited+a+total+of+12+participants%3B+all+completed+m1.+Five+completed+m2+at+the+35th+International+Seating+Symposium+and+five+completed+m3+via+Adobe+Connect.+Two+participants+dropped+out+of+the+study+prior+to+completing+a+second+testing+modality.%0D%0AThe+results+show+that+our+first+hypothesis+was+rejected+because+only+m1+mean+score+was+comparable+to+the+ISWP+Basic+Knowledge+Test+(SD+%3D+.44).+This+is+in+contrast+with+the+Wilcoxon+signed-rank+test+results+that+show+a+statistically+significant+difference+between+these+two.+Hypothesis+two+was+not+rejected.+The+feasibility+results+reveal+that+all+three+modalities+met+the+minimum+criteria+(86%25+success).+Thus%2C+based+on+this+finding%2C+m1%2C+2+and+3+have+the+potential+to+serve+as+remote+basic+skills+assessments+through+ISWP+or+other+training+or+credentialing+organizations.+However%2C+according+to+both+test+performance+and+feasibility+criteria%2C+the+study+team+and+participants+encountered+the+fewest+challenges+with+m2%2C+and+therefore%2C+we+believe+this+assessment+has+the+highest+potential+to+be+included+in+the+ISWP+WSP+basic+skills+certification+process+to+ensure+fidelity+to+practice.&rft.date=2020-06-19&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F38411%2F1%2FArdianuari_ETDfinal_2020.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ardianuari%2C+Satria++(2020)+Development%2C+Validation+and+Feasibility+Study+of+a+Remote+Basic+Skills+Assessment+for+Wheelchair+Service+Providers.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++