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http://dx.doi.org/10.21288/resko.2016.10.3.177

An Investigation of Caretakers Needs for Changes in Electric Wheelchairs  

Lee, Jung Ah (국립재활원 재활연구소 임상재활연구과)
Lee, Bum-Suk (국립재활원 재활병원부)
Choi, Hyun (국립재활원 재활연구소 임상재활연구과)
Yoo, Sung Moon (국립재활원 공공재활의료지원과)
Yang, Sung Pil (국립재활원 뇌신경재활과)
Bae, Jae Hyuk (국립재활원 재활연구소 임상재활연구과)
Pak, Han Ram (국립재활원 재활연구소 임상재활연구과)
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Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology / v.10, no.3, 2016 , pp. 177-184 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate caretakers' demands and request in electric wheelchairs. The survey included the usability questionnaire (safety, operability, satisfactions) which were selected by opinions of caretakers and specialist of rehabilitation for electric wheelchairs. The survey also included questionnaires consisting of such questions as to demographic information, care experience, care time, and care burden, and demand for folding electric wheelchairs. Participants were fifty caretakers of electric wheelchair users. Caretakers' average age was 54.54years, and the average duration of their care experience was 80.98 months with average care time 9.80 hours per day. In safety and operability, most of participants were mostly satisfied. However, in satisfaction of weight and clean of electric wheelchairs was dissatisfied. They reported that the biggest problem of electric wheelchairs were too heav and difficult to control and that the greatest difficulty in helping electric wheelchair users was helping them with transfer to and from the wheelchair. They also need their prefer to develop folding electric wheelchairs. In this study, caretakers emphasized necessity of development light, easy to storage and clean electric wheelchairs. In conclusion, it is required to develop folding electric wheelchairs to reflect caretaker's opinions.
Keywords
electric wheelchair; usability; caregivers; folding wheelchair; satisfaction;
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