Assessment of Usability and Task Load Demand Using a Robot-Assisted Transfer Device Compared With a Hoyer Advance for Dependent Wheelchair Transfers.

Journal: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Published Date: Aug 1, 2019

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Manual lifting can be burdensome for people who care for power wheelchair users. Although technologies used for dependent transfers are helpful, they have shortcomings of their own. This study compares the usability and task load demand of a novel robot-assisted transfer device to a clinical standard when performing dependent transfers.

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  • Mark Greenhalgh
    From the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (MG, HK, SB, SA, TMC, GGG, AMK, RAC); and Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health Care System, and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (MG, JML, JB, HK, SB, SA, ND, TMC, GGG, AMK, RAC).
  • James Matthew Landis
  • Joshua Brown
  • Hailee Kulich
  • Sarah Bass
  • Saleh Alqahtani
  • Nikitha Deepak
  • Theresa Marie Cryzter
  • Garrett G Grindle
  • Alicia M Koontz
  • Rory A Cooper

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