The effect of cushion properties on skin temperature and humidity at the body-support interface.
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of various cushions on skin temperature and moisture at the body--seat interface during a 2-hour period of continuous sitting. Seventy-eight participants were randomly assigned to sit on one of the three types of wheelchair cushions for unrelieved...
| Published in: | Assistive Technology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=126986420&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 126986420 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10400435 YVP jtl: Assistive Technology issn: 10400435 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 2018 vid: 30 iid: 1 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 126986420 126986420 126986420 10.1080/10400435.2016.1223208 126986420 ppf: 1 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The effect of cushion properties on skin temperature and humidity at the body-support interface. aug: au: Hsu, Tzu-Wen Yang, Shu-Yu Liu, Jung-Tai Pan, Cheng-Tang Yang, Yu-Sheng affil: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fangliao General Hospital, Pingtung County, Taiwan sug: subj: Skin Temperature Sitting Pillows and Cushions Humidity Evaluation Research Randomized Controlled Trials P-Value Descriptive Statistics One-Way Analysis of Variance Paired T-Tests Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Data Analysis Software Adult Female Male Human Funding Source Adult: 19-44 years Female Male ab: The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of various cushions on skin temperature and moisture at the body--seat interface during a 2-hour period of continuous sitting. Seventy-eight participants were randomly assigned to sit on one of the three types of wheelchair cushions for unrelieved sitting for over 2 hours. Skin temperature and relative humidity (RH) were measured under the subjects' ischial tuberosities and thighs bilaterally with digital temperature and humidity sensors. Data were collected before sitting and at 15-minute intervals thereafter. Participants sitting on foam--fluid hybrid cushions showed significantly lower skin temperatures than those sitting on air-filled and foam cushions (p < 0.05), but RH did not differ significantly among the cushions (p = 0.97). The three cushions produced a similar increasing trend in RH over time and RH reached a plateau during the 2-hour sitting period. To select the appropriate wheelchair cushion, the microclimate (heat and moisture control) between the body--seat interface should be considered aswell as pressure distribution. In comparison with foam--fluid hybrid cushions, the air-filled rubber and foam cushions tended to increase skin temperature by several degrees after prolonged sitting. However, cushion materials did not have significant differences in moisture accumulations. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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