휠체어사용 지체장애학생의 정적 인체치수 특성

Abstract

The present study was to measure body sizes of students with disabilities who used wheelchairs to move around and compare the measurement data with those without disabilities at the same age level. A total of 309 students with wheelchair use aged between 12 and 18 was examined in 4 areas(height, weight, chest circumference, and seating height) consisted of 16 items. The data was compared first between wheelchair users and typical students, and later between those with and without cerebral palsy. The findings indicated that body sizes of most students with wheelchair use were lowered than typically developed students except for chest circumference and waist size. and this result was same as the previous studies. Further physical development of students with physical disabilities was not stable. Developmental differences between male students were higher than those with females, Only in height development area, there was a statistical difference between students with and without cerebral palsy. Discussions relevant to the findings were provided for implications in the areas of health care, daily life activities, academics and related industrial business.