Efficacy of Installation of Temporary Bathing Transfer Aids by Older Adults.

IF 2.1 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-13 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1177/23337214241237119

Megan Rand, James Pelchat, Iris C Levine, Roger E Montgomery, Rebecca M Greene, Emily C King, Steven M Pong, Alison C Novak

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Abstract

Grab bars facilitate bathing and reduce the risk of falls during bathing. Suction cup handholds and rim-mounted tub rails are an alternative to grab bars. The objective of this study was to determine whether older adults could install handholds and tub rails effectively to support bathing transfers. Participants installed rim-mounted tub rails and suction cup handholds in a simulated bathroom environment. Installation location and mechanical loading performance were evaluated. Participant perceptions during device installation and a bathing transfer were characterized. While 85% of suction cup handholds met loading requirements, more than half of participants installed the suction cup handhold in an unexpected location based on existing guidance documents. No rim-mounted tub rails were successfully installed. Participants were confident that the devices had been installed effectively. Suction cup handholds and rim mounted tub rails are easy to install, but clients may need additional guidance regarding where, and how to install them.

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老年人安装临时洗澡转移辅助工具的功效。

扶手便于沐浴并降低沐浴时跌倒的风险。吸盘式扶手和安装在浴缸边缘的扶手是扶手的替代品。本研究的目的是确定老年人能否有效地安装扶手和浴缸扶手，以支持沐浴转移。参与者在模拟的浴室环境中安装了浴缸边轨和吸盘式扶手。对安装位置和机械负载性能进行了评估。对参与者在安装设备和洗澡转移过程中的感受进行了描述。虽然 85% 的吸盘式手持装置符合加载要求，但根据现有的指导文件，超过一半的参与者将吸盘式手持装置安装在了意想不到的位置。没有成功安装浴缸边栏。参与者对设备的有效安装充满信心。吸盘式手持装置和浴缸边缘安装导轨都很容易安装，但客户可能需要更多关于安装位置和方法的指导。

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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Medicine-Geriatrics and Gerontology

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

3.70%

发文量

119

审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (GGM) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed open access journal where scholars from a variety of disciplines present their work focusing on the psychological, behavioral, social, and biological aspects of aging, and public health services and research related to aging. The journal addresses a wide variety of topics related to health services research in gerontology and geriatrics. GGM seeks to be one of the world’s premier Open Access outlets for gerontological academic research. As such, GGM does not limit content due to page budgets or thematic significance. Papers will be subjected to rigorous peer review but will be selected solely on the basis of whether the research is sound and deserves publication. By virtue of not restricting papers to a narrow discipline, GGM facilitates the discovery of the connections between papers.