Study on the improvements to the manual Wheelchair that considers both the user's riding comfort and the helper's physical strain
| Project/Area Number |
25862135
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Fundamental nursing
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University (2014-2015)
Junshin Gakuen University (2013) |
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Principal Investigator |
Noto Hiroko 九州大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (40615910)
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| Research Collaborator |
MURAKI Satoshi 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学研究院, 教授 (70300473)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| 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)
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| Keywords | 車いす / ティッピングレバー / 段差 / 介助方法 |
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| 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.
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Report
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Research Products
(3 results)
