論文

査読有り
2021年2月

Evaluation of Standing-Up Motion from a Forward-Sloping Toilet Seat for Older People

APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
  • Manabu Chikai
  • ,
  • Emi Ozawa
  • ,
  • Hiroshi Endo
  • ,
  • Shuichi Ino

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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/app11041368
出版者・発行元
MDPI

(1) Background: In-home assistive systems to help people with physical disabilities stand up from toilets are necessary, and the ease of the standing-up motion should be evaluated. (2) Methods: This study investigated the ease of the standing-up motion using objective and subjective data from healthy participants to facilitate the development of a toilet-seat-tilting system. Participants were divided into younger and older age groups. Objective data concerning muscle activity (EMG), three-dimensional (3D) body motion, and center of pressure distribution (COP) were collected. The participants also provided subjective data related to standing up from a toilet tilted at three different angles. (3) Results: All participants repeated the motion 25 times for each angle and provided feedback regarding their standing-up experience under each condition. Objective EMG, COP, and 3D body motion analysis results varied across individuals and age groups. The older group exhibited a consistent pattern of head motion while standing up. Thus, older individuals prefer a forward trunk-inclination motion. (4) Conclusions: According to the collected subjective data, all participants found it easier to stand when the seat angle was 5 degrees or 10 degrees; objective data on the ankle dorsiflexion angle, muscle activity, and head motion may be related to the subjective ease of the standing-up motion.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041368
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000632098000001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/app11041368
  • eISSN : 2076-3417
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000632098000001

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