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학술연구/단체지원/교육 등 연구자 활동을 지속하도록 DBpia가 지원하고 있어요.
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연구자들이 자신의 연구와 전문성을 널리 알리고, 새로운 협력의 기회를 만들 수 있는 네트워킹 공간이에요.
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Objective: This study developed a new shower carrier prototype to reduce caregivers" muscle burden and to increase use convenience by reflecting the needs of domestic long-term care institutions. Background: In the long-term care institutions, one of the ADL(Activities of Daily Life) factors is bathing/showering. Recently, bath/shower-assisting equipment is actively being introduced in care institutions to reduce the caregivers" care cost, but most of the domestic equipment was designed to imitate foreign products and rarely reflected the needs of care institutions. Method: Based on Korean elderly people"s body information, the bed size(length: 1,900mm, width: 650mm) was set-up, and a variable headrest with a newly designed headform was developed to provide the comfort for the elderly and convenience for caregivers. To reduce caregivers" muscle burden on transferring and showering activities, a 3-step column lifting module equipped with dual actuators(lowest/highest levels from the ground: 600/1,100mm, Stroke: 500mm) was developed, and the wheelbase parameter(length: 1,250mm, width: 580mm) was defined securing the turn-over safety of the shower carrier. The drivability tests were performed for the prototype and foreign product, and the male and female subject"s muscle activities were measured through the tests. Results: The structural stability of the shower carrier prototype was secured by finite element analysis, and the muscle activities of the subjects through the drivability tests largely decreased in the prototype, compared to the foreign product. Conclusion: In this study, a new shower carrier prototype was developed to possibly reduce caregivers" muscle burden and to increase use convenience based on the needs of long-term care institutions. It was expected that the drivability performance of the prototype could be relatively superior to that of the foreign product. Application: The results obtained from the study can be applied for the optimal development of a shower carrier including other equipment to effectively care for the elderly.
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ABSTRACT
1. Introduction
2. Field Survey in Care Institutions
3. Bed Assembly of Shower Carrier
4. Lifting Module of Shower Carrier
5. Base Frame of Shower Carrier
6. Drivability Tests
7. Conclusions
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Electromyography
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Ministry of Health and Welfare / Extensive Analysis on the Data From the statistics Korea and the Basic Plan in Preparation of Low Birth rate and Elderly Society
National Health Insurance / Long-term Care Insurance
Park, S. C. / 1996 / A Study on Biomechanical Body Segment parameters of Korean Adults / Korean Association of Physical Anthropologists 39:1~31
iSTANDARD
Ministry of Health and Welfare / Extensive Analysis on the Data From the statistics Korea and the Basic Plan in Preparation of Low Birth rate and Elderly Society
National Health Insurance / Long-term Care Insurance
Park, S. C. / 1996 / A Study on Biomechanical Body Segment parameters of Korean Adults / Korean Association of Physical Anthropologists 39:1~31
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