Independent mobility in typically developing infants and young children has been linked to growth in many areas of child development and changes in family behavior and interaction. Research suggests similar benefits in young children with motor disability who use powered mobility. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of how families experienced their child’s development, growth, and abilities after using a power wheelchair for 1 year with the intent to generate a preliminary model to capture the process and relationships among these experiences. Eight families participated in interviews, and using grounded theory methodology the research team investigated their experiences. Results informed the development of the preliminary model that framed three key themes: (a) child competence, (b) parenting experience, and (c) the influence of power wheelchair use along with the key category It will help in the long run that titled and anchored the model. This model provides a possible view into how the use of powered mobility may influence development by supporting both child competence and the parenting experience.

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有年轻电动轮椅使用者的家庭的经验

正常发育的婴幼儿的独立活动能力与儿童发展的许多领域的成长以及家庭行为和互动的变化有关。研究表明，使用动力移动的运动障碍幼儿也有类似的好处。本研究的目的是了解家庭在使用电动轮椅 1 年后如何体验孩子的发育、成长和能力，旨在生成一个初步模型来捕捉这些体验之间的过程和关系。八个家庭参加了访谈，研究团队使用扎根理论方法调查了他们的经历。结果为构建三个关键主题的初步模型提供了信息：(a) 儿童能力，(b) 养育经验，(c) 电动轮椅使用的影响以及关键类别从长远来看，这将有助于为模型命名和锚定。该模型提供了一个可能的视角，了解电动移动的使用如何通过支持儿童能力和养育经验来影响发展。