User-centred design, evaluation, and refinement of a wireless power wheelchair charging system.
To enable power wheelchair users with limited mobility to safely and independently charge their wheelchairs. Stakeholders of multiple roles – including potential users, their caregivers, and clinicians with specifically relevant expertise – were engaged in a user-centred design process. Initial info...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 17; no. 7; pp. 815 - 828 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=158790470&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 158790470 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Oct2022 vid: 17 iid: 7 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 158790470 145728998 158790470 158790470 10.1080/17483107.2020.1818135 158790470 ppf: 815 ppct: 13 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: User-centred design, evaluation, and refinement of a wireless power wheelchair charging system. aug: au: Philips, Gavin R. Clark, Cecilia Wallace, Jeffrey Coopmans, Calvin Pantic, Zeljko Bodine, Cathy affil: Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA sug: subj: Wheelchairs, Powered Equipment Design Power Sources Consumer Attitudes Evaluation Persons with Disabilities Caregiver Attitudes Evaluation Attitude of Health Personnel Evaluation Human Qualitative Studies Focus Groups Questionnaires Semi-Structured Interview Stakeholder Participation Colorado Equipment Reliability User-Computer Interface Graphical User Interface Adult Middle Age Aged Descriptive Statistics Thematic Analysis Female Male Funding Source Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Female Male ab: To enable power wheelchair users with limited mobility to safely and independently charge their wheelchairs. Stakeholders of multiple roles – including potential users, their caregivers, and clinicians with specifically relevant expertise – were engaged in a user-centred design process. Initial informal interviews, focus groups, online surveys, prototype demonstrations, semi-structured interviews, and expert reviews were utilized to guide development and iteratively evaluate prototypes. The resulting wireless charging system enables independent charging while also significantly increasing capacity and charging speed. Autonomous positioning and remote control features further address the particular use cases of the target population, and vital features of existing power wheelchairs are retained according to stakeholder input. Pertinent topics emerging from stakeholder input are discussed. Careful application of user-centred design principles is essential to the successful development of usable assistive technology devices, particularly for target populations with complex disabilities. The diverse perspectives of all relevant stakeholders must be considered and synthesized to produce a practical and usable solution. Battery charge is a constant and critical concern for power wheelchair users. Many power wheelchair users cannot independently use and monitor existing chargers. A wireless wheelchair charging system was developed to alleviate this issue. Sustained user engagement is crucial in the effective development of such assistive technology. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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