Long-term community integration study of an affordable manual standing wheelchair.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-13 DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2313083

Samson Daniel Frederick, Javeed Shaikh-Mohammed, Gayatri Suresh, S Sujatha

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Abstract

Purpose: The manual, user-operated Arise Standing Wheelchair (SWC) is the end result of multiple design iterations based on findings and feedback from user trials. The Arise SWC provides standing functionality, outdoor mobility, affordability, and customisability. This paper describes a long-term community integration study of the Arise SWC.

Methods: All participants (N = 8; 7 Male, 1 Female) were persons with spinal cord injuries. During the study period (six months), the participants integrated the Arise SWC into their daily routines. To assess the impact of the Arise SWC on various outcome measures, participants' responses were captured using a Likert-scale questionnaire at the beginning of the study, after 30 days, and after 180 days of Arise SWC usage.

Results: The long-term usage of the Arise SWC positively impacted the users' standing performance (ability to stand regularly, stand at different locations, and stand in community settings), productive ability (accessibility to environmental controls and ability to perform overhead reaches), and pathophysiology (spasticity and ability to get proper sleep). Furthermore, all the users were able to independently move using the Arise SWC over even and uneven terrain (some needed minimal assistance over uneven terrain).

Conclusions: Overall, we believe that Arise SWC will benefit eligible users and improve their ability and performance in daily activities.

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经济型手动站立轮椅的长期社区融入研究。

目的：用户手动操作的 Arise 站立轮椅（SWC）是根据用户试验的结果和反馈意见进行多次设计迭代的最终成果。Arise 站立轮椅具有站立功能、户外移动性、经济性和定制性。本文介绍了 Arise SWC 的长期社区整合研究：所有参与者（N = 8；7 男，1 女）均为脊髓损伤患者。在研究期间（6 个月），参与者将 Arise SWC 融入了他们的日常生活。为了评估 Arise SWC 对各种结果测量的影响，研究人员在研究开始时、使用 Arise SWC 30 天后和 180 天后使用李克特量表问卷调查了参与者的回答：结果：长期使用 Arise SWC 对使用者的站立能力（定期站立、在不同地点站立和在社区环境中站立的能力）、生产能力（接触环境控制和进行高空伸展的能力）和病理生理学（痉挛和获得适当睡眠的能力）产生了积极影响。此外，所有用户都能使用 Arise SWC 在平坦和不平坦的地形上独立移动（有些用户在不平坦的地形上只需少量协助）：总之，我们相信 Arise SWC 将使符合条件的用户受益，并改善他们的日常活动能力和表现。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.