Background
This survey aims to gather insights from healthcare professionals on supporting people with postural needs to travel by air. It is part of a wider research project that is looking into the barriers that people with postural needs face when travelling by air. The ultimate aim is to make recommendations on how to make flying more accessible.
Occupational Therapists (OTs) and other aligned healthcare professionals have the potential to make significant positive impact in this field, and therefore we want to know what you think. Even if you have no direct experience of facilitating postural needs during air travel but work in a relevant area, your answers will have value, so do please continue to complete this survey.
Who is running the survey?
The research has been initiated by Driving Mobility and is being conducted by ableMove Ltd under their oversight.
Your Contribution & Your Data
Your answers will contribute to a dataset of up to 100 answers. This dataset will be analysed and the results will contribute to a broader report which will be published by Driving Mobility.
Please be informed that your data will remain anonymous throughout the project, and there will be no follow up to your answers. We may choose to quote from you directly, but if we choose to do so we will use a pseudonym to ensure that you are non-identifiable. We respectfully ask you to answer the questions as honestly as possible.
Your data will be kept on a secure ableMove Ltd database for up to five years after the report is published, at which point it will be destroyed.
Note on Definitions:
A Person with Postural Seating Needs:
"Any person who is unable to sit in a standard airline seat without additional / supplemental postural support devices".
A Postural Support Device:
"Any item that is required to support postural seating needs. This covers head and neck support; trunk support; pelvic support; and foot support"
Devices can range from specialist products purposefully designed to support posture, such as back supports and pressure care cushions, to more ad hoc off the shelf products such as bean bags or pillows.
Postural Support Systems:
"Any one postural support system is unique to the needs of the individual and can include a combination of several of the different devices named above."
Eligibility
You are eligible to complete this survey if you are a health professional such as an occupational therapist or physiotherapist, working in the UK. You are also eligible if you are a UK based case worker.
How we Use Language
Throughout this survey we wish to communicate in a way that supports respectful human connection and understanding. To do so, we are guided by the values of Open Inclusion, you can click on the link to read more about their approach.
Next steps
This survey should take no longer than fifteen to twenty minutes to complete.
By completing the survey, you confirm you are eligible for the survey and consent to all of the above.
Thank you for your interest!