DocumentCode :
1668880
Title :
Influence of angle of back for sitting comfort of wheelchair
Author :
Hirota, Kanji ; Kotani, Toshiko ; Ishii, Tomihisa ; Matsuoka, Toshio ; Terada, Norihiro ; Nishimatsu, Toyonori ; Toba, Eiji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Human Life Studies, Kobe Yamate Coll., Japan
Volume :
2
fYear :
2002
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
907
Abstract :
Sitting comfort for wheelchairs has been based on the angle of the back-rest. The affect that wheelchair backs had upon the tactile sensation of elderly persons, was based upon wheelchair use via factor analysis. Wheelchair "sitting comfort" was based primarily upon two (2) factors: "Painless at the back" and "Soft at the seat". From a correlation between physical properties (body pressure) and sensory evaluation, it has been discovered that back-rest angle is closely related to how \´painless at the back and soft at the seat a wheelchair is\´.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; ergonomics; geriatrics; handicapped aids; pressure measurement; touch (physiological); back angle; back-rest angle; body pressure distribution; senior citizens; sensory evaluation; sitting comfort; wheelchair; Educational institutions; Humans; Injuries; Medical services; Pressure measurement; Propulsion; Senior citizens; Systems engineering and theory; Textile technology; Wheelchairs;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2002. IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE
ISSN :
1091-5281
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7218-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007073
Filename :
1007073
Link To Document :
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