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Physically Disabled Persons' Motives of Participation in the Wheelchair Basketball Club and the Hindrance Factors of Participation (지체장애인의 휠체어농구 동호회 참여 동기 및 저해 요인)

  • Jang, Chul Seung;Kim, Doo Young
    • 재활복지
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.279-299
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    • 2017

  • This study is to investigate what the factors motivating the wheelchair basketball club members to participate in the wheelchair basketball club are and what the factors hindering the members from participating in the wheelchair basketball club are, based on which it has been conducted to explore the effective direction of the management of the wheelchair basketball club for the physically disabled persons in the future. For this study, a survey targeting 180 members currently participating in the wheelchair basketball clubs in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Gyeongnam, Jeju areas has been conducted and the data gained from 144 respondents of them have been analyzed and its key results of this study are as follows. Firstly, the results of analyzing the physically disabled persons' motives of participation in the wheelchair basketball club show that the respondents have most frequently participated in the wheelchair basketball club by their motives of the pastime-oriented type, which was followed by the health-oriented one, then by the home-oriented one. The results of examining the difference in the motivations for participation based on the degree of participation in the wheelchair basketball club and on the social demographic characteristics of the club members show that there was a significant difference depending on the group by residence, the subjective health condition in the light of the pastime-oriented motives and there was significant difference depending on the age, the occupation, the group by residence, the frequency of participation. Secondly, according to the results of investigating and analyzing the factors hindering the members of the club from participating in the wheelchair basketball club for the physically disabled persons, the structural factors are found to have been the biggest hindrance factor of participation and there was a significant difference depending on the age, the highest level of education, the occupation, the frequency of participation in the club in verifying the difference in the hindrance factors of participation in the club in accordance with the social demographic characteristics of the club members and the frequency of participation in terms of internal factors. Based on the abovementioned research results, some future effective management strategies of the wheelchair basketball club for the physically disabled persons have been discussed.

  • https://doi.org/10.16884/JRR.2017.21.1.279 인용

The guideline and outcome about powered wheelchair use for children with disabilities (장애아동을 대상으로 한 전동휠체어 적용 지침 및 성과)

  • Kim, Mijung;Kim, Seoeun;Ma, Hyunjeong
    • Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.17-32
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    • 2015

  • Purose : This study was to find the factors of guideline and expressing outcome about powered wheelchair use for children with disabilities. Method : The chosen studies were 38 published in Korea or abroad from 2000 to 2014, and the key research is 2 review articles among them. And 19 studies were used by first search and 2 review articles to find outcome factors and categorize followed ICF terminology. Moreover, 2 studies were analysed to find the guidelines about powered wheelchair use for children with disabilities. Result : All reviewed researches were published abroad. These suggested that powered wheelchair use for children with disabilities didn't affect delayed development but many advantages. And they recommended checking information about the guideline, child, parents and environmental support befor applying the powered wheelchair to children with disabilities. Also, they usually used participation level to express outcome about powered mobility use. Conclusion : The power wheelchair was useful means of mobility for children who were delayed movement, and it was important strategy to apply the powered wheelchair early for promote children's development and participation normally. Finally, professionals needed to intervene contextual approaches concerning children's families and environment, also institutional and social effort.

  • https://doi.org/10.22683/tsnr.2015.4.2.017 인용 PDF

A Study on Apply of Smart Sensors for Wheelchair Balancing Control (휠체어 균형 조정을 위한 스마트 센서의 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Ma, Linh Van;Cho, Young-bin;Kim, Jinsul
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.1585-1592
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    • 2018

  • Due to un-balancing weight allocation on the wheelchair the existing wheelchair system are faced with the risk of flipping or falling when a wheelchair goes up to a hill. In to order to be safer during riding the wheelchair, in this paper, we proposed a real-time new solution using the integrated Gyro Sensor and Tilt Sensor for controlling the balance. Because the typical property of wheelchair is for the special user who meets the difficulty in moving on foot the maintain the balance of wheel-chair systems have become important and helpful. In our method, we calculate the seat angle using information from Tilt Sensor. However, due to the law of inertia when a wheelchair is moving there is a deviation in the output value of Tilt Sensor. Therefore, we have to optimize the value of the angle by utilizing the acceleration that is the output of the Gyro Sensor. We took the advantages by using the combination of Gyro and Tilt sensors. Moreover, we also solved the consumption issue of the whole system. Through various experimentations with usage of ZigBee sensor module, the power consumption for the balancing system is reduced significantly.

  • https://doi.org/10.9728/dcs.2018.19.8.1585 인용 KSCI

A Study on the Usability Test of People with Disabilities According to the Development of Powered Wheelchair of Standing Support Type (기립보조형 전동휠체어 개발에 따른 장애인 사용성 평가 연구)

  • Rhee, Kun-Min;Kim, Dong-Ok;Hwangbo, Chi-Wook
    • 재활복지
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.211-233
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    • 2016

  • The purpose of this study is to figure out problems and to suggest improvement scheme by examining 31 of the disabled who used power wheelchair developed for safe moving and standing support. The results are as follows. First, standing power wheelchair that enables the disabled to sit and stand up was developed. It can also be used as means of transportation for moving in narrow space and in a short distance. In the usability test of this prototype, two groups were respectively examined in 60 evaluation items. One group consisted of 16 people with disabilities using manual wheelchairs. And the other one consisted of 15 people with disabilities using automatic wheelchairs. The entire average figure of two groups was shown to be 2.72 and standard deviation was 0.820. Specifically, the average figure of the group in manual wheelchair was 2.85 and the one of the other group in automatic wheelchair was 2.57. And both group replied that the move to stand up and sit on both types of wheelchair was the most inconvenient thing. It shows why ergonomic design for persons with under extremity disabilities to stand up and sit is needed. Second, with further study based on the results of usability test of the disabled, it will make contribution to increase the quality of people with disabilities by helping them move and do daily lives on their own.

  • https://doi.org/10.16884/JRR.2016.20.1.211 인용