Wheelchair skills training improves power mobility and participation in young people with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To explore the effect of a 4-week structured power wheelchair skills training programme (WSTP) intervention on mobility skills and participation in children and young people (CYP) with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: This was a one-group, repeated-measures study; baseline, intervention, and retention phases, each lasting 4 weeks, were used. Twelve participants (three females, nine males) with a mean age of 15 years 11 months (SD = 3 years 6 months) classified in Gross Motor Function Classification System levels IV and V participated in the study.

Effectiveness of wheeled mobility skill interventions in children and young people with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.

Aim: To systematically review the effectiveness of wheeled mobility interventions in children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: A systematic literature search was performed in MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EBSCO, PEDro, and Web of Science using database-specific concepts such as 'child' and 'wheelchair'. Studies focusing on wheeled mobility skill interventions with participants aged 6 to 21 years with CP were included.