A novel wheelchair wheel rolling resistance clinical decision support system: stakeholders report high usability, perceived usefulness and value.

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the usability and perceived usefulness of a clinical decision support system for wheelchair clients.
• Developed a decision support system called RightWheel for visualizing rolling resistance information.
• Engaged stakeholders, including clinicians and clients, for feedback on usability and perceived value.
• Conducted qualitative assessments to gauge the system's effectiveness in communication and training.
• Stakeholders reported high levels of usability and perceived usefulness of the RightWheel system.
• Clinicians identified key uses for client communication, training, and understanding rolling resistance.
• Most manual wheelchair clients indicated potential benefits from using the system.