Evaluation of Electric and Air-Powered Shopping Scooters in Grocery Stores.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q1 REHABILITATION

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-06 DOI:10.1097/PHM.0000000000002457

Brandon J Daveler, Benjamin Gebrosky, Ian J Eckstein, Garrett G Grindle, Rosemarie Cooper, Rory A Cooper

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to further previous research and gather additional information regarding the usage of motorized shopping scooters as well as feedback for improvements to an air-powered scooter.

Methods: Online surveys were used to assess individuals' shopping characteristics and experience using the motorized scooters and to gather feedback from store employees regarding their experience. K-Means clustering analysis was used to determine user demographics who chose to use the air-powered scooter versus the electric-powered scooter while shopping.

Results: A total of 127 individuals provided informed consent, 65 individuals from site 1 and 62 individuals from site 2. One hundred twenty participants met the inclusion criteria and completed the survey. K-Means clustering found that age, type of personal mobility device, shopping bill total, and frequency using a motorized shopping scooter to be significant factors in whether individuals chose to use an air-powered scooter or electric-powered scooter.

Conclusions: Motorized shopping scooters are in high demand and used by a wide variety of individuals, yet electric-powered scooters are commonly unavailable because of having dead batteries or all the devices being in use. Air-powered scooters may serve as a practical replacement for the current electric-powered scooters found in grocery and retail stores.

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评估杂货店中的电动和气动购物滑板车。

研究目的本研究的目的是进一步推进先前的研究，收集有关电动购物代步车使用情况的更多信息，以及对改进气动代步车的反馈意见：使用在线调查评估个人的购物特征和使用电动代步车的经验，并收集商店员工对其使用经验的反馈。采用 K-Means 聚类分析确定购物时选择使用气动代步车还是电动代步车的用户人口统计学特征：共有 127 人提供了知情同意书，其中 65 人来自站点 1，62 人来自站点 2。120 名参与者符合纳入标准并完成了调查。K-均值聚类发现，年龄、个人代步工具类型、购物账单总额以及使用电动购物代步车的频率是影响个人选择使用气动代步车还是电动代步车的重要因素：结论：电动购物代步车需求量大，使用人群广泛，但由于电池没电或所有设备都在使用，电动代步车通常无法使用。空气动力代步车可作为杂货店和零售店现有电动代步车的实用替代品。

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American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 医学-康复医学

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

6.70%

发文量

423

审稿时长

1 months

期刊介绍： American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on the practice, research and educational aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Monthly issues keep physiatrists up-to-date on the optimal functional restoration of patients with disabilities, physical treatment of neuromuscular impairments, the development of new rehabilitative technologies, and the use of electrodiagnostic studies. The Journal publishes cutting-edge basic and clinical research, clinical case reports and in-depth topical reviews of interest to rehabilitation professionals. Topics include prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions, brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardiopulmonary disease, trauma, acute and chronic pain, amputation, prosthetics and orthotics, mobility, gait, and pediatrics as well as areas related to education and administration. Other important areas of interest include cancer rehabilitation, aging, and exercise. The Journal has recently published a series of articles on the topic of outcomes research. This well-established journal is the official scholarly publication of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).