학술논문
Effect of an improved seat cover on back-support for reducing shear force applied to the buttocks when back-support is reclined / 背もたれ傾斜中における臀部ずれ力軽減のための改良型背もたれ用シートカバーの効果検証
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
日本義肢装具学会誌 / Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics. 2019, 35(1):52
Subject
Language
Japanese
ISSN
0910-4720
1884-0566
1884-0566
Abstract
The authors developed an improved seat cover to mount on the back support of a wheelchair to decrease the shear force applied to the buttocks while reclining. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the seat cover. The participants included 14 healthy persons. A force plate was used to measure the shear force. The experimental conditions were three ; the improved seat cover, original, and control conditions. The result of this study showed that the shear force for the improved seat cover condition was significantly lower than for the other two conditions during the return of a fully reclined back support position to the upright position (p<0.01). This result suggested that the improved seat cover could better decrease the shear force applied to the buttocks while the back support was reclined.