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Study on the improvements to the manual Wheelchair that considers both the user's riding comfort and the helper's physical strain

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25862135
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Fundamental nursing
Research InstitutionKyushu University (2014-2015)
Junshin Gakuen University (2013)

Principal Investigator

Noto Hiroko  九州大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (40615910)

Research Collaborator MURAKI Satoshi  九州大学, 大学院芸術工学研究院, 教授 (70300473)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords車いす / ティッピングレバー / 段差 / 介助方法
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Standard wheelchairs are most frequently used device in Japan to assist peoples with walking disabilities. In order to navigate a wheelchair over steps, a helper has to depress a tipping lever to lift front wheels.
The present study investigated several tipping lever designs (3 type of surfaces and 6 locations of levers) to clarify ease of operation and physical strain of elderly helpers by measured subjective evaluation, foot pressure and electromyogram of helpers.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Effect of rear-wheel operation of a manual wheelchair on user’s riding comfort and helper’s physical strain while navigating steps2014

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Noto , Satoshi Muraki
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Biomedical Soft Computing and Human Sciences

      Volume: Vol.19 No.1 Pages: 17-22

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] 手動式車いすのティッピングレバー形状が段差乗り上げ操作を行う介助者の筋活動に及ぼす影響2016

    • Author(s)
      能登裕子
    • Organizer
      第51回人類働態学会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      富山大学五福キャンパス(富山県富山市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-11
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 手動式車いすのティッピングレバー形状が介助者の踏み込 み動作と負担感に及ぼす影響2015

    • Author(s)
      能登裕子
    • Organizer
      日本人間工学会第56回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      芝浦工業大学 芝浦キャンパス(東京都港区)
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-13 – 2015-06-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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