新式輔具-多功能復健轉位褲之研究

Abstract

對於行動能力減退的身障者、年長者或失能者，如何減壓防褥瘡、安全轉移位，是相當重要的課題。本研究旨在研發一種協助身心障礙者、年長者或行動不便者轉移位之多功能復健轉位褲，其改良並合併習用之移位腰帶及外褲之功能，具有方便穿脫、舒適穿著、通風排汗、重量輕等特徵，可於躺姿翻身、站姿訓練、行走訓練、坐姿轉位及日常生活中使用，研究方法使用文獻回顧、拉力測詴及臨床測詴，驗證設計之可行性、易用性。此設計可應用在醫院、機構、居家環境中，預期可降低照護者的負擔、減少照護者之傷害、增進使用者安全性與舒適度，預防跌倒，增進功能，並可維持使用者外表美觀，使其擁有隱私及尊嚴。

Patient whose body function was impaired due to illness, aging or trauma may need assistance in their daily life. The goal of this study is to Research and development a multiple functional transfer pants to help patient to transfer, which is easy to manipulate, and also could be donned and doffed easily. Study and validation methods included literature Review, tensile strength test and clinical test. Our goal of the product is to achieve better caring experience, prevent the injuries, protect personal privacy and keep users’ appearance. The most important is – to improve the quality of life of patients and their caregivers.