A novel evaluation platform for the evaluation of anti-ulcers mattress...9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), June 18-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan.
Purpose Pressure ulcers are common in a number of people and are caused by the occlusion of capillary blood flow and increased contact pressure1. A pressure relieving mattress was recommended to prevent pressure ulcers2. Recently a mattress was designed by Lain Hong Shing Yeh CO. (Patent M427068), o...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 232 - 233 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=180444868&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 180444868 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15691101 904R jtl: Gerontechnology issn: 15691101 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 Special Issue vid: 13 iid: 2 pid: 54298 pub: International Society for Gerontechnology artinfo: ui: 180444868 180444868 180444868 10.4017/gt.2014.13.02.086.00 180444868 ppf: 232 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: A novel evaluation platform for the evaluation of anti-ulcers mattress...9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), June 18-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan. aug: au: LAI, Y.-H. SUE, M.-W. GUO, L.-Y. affil: National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan sug: subj: Gerontologic Care Beds and Mattresses Standards Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Control Product Evaluation Congresses and Conferences Taiwan Taiwan ab: Purpose Pressure ulcers are common in a number of people and are caused by the occlusion of capillary blood flow and increased contact pressure1. A pressure relieving mattress was recommended to prevent pressure ulcers2. Recently a mattress was designed by Lain Hong Shing Yeh CO. (Patent M427068), on which the surface was mounted on a mushroom shape support and in the form of a tray. By controlling the density and dimension of PE or EVA material during manufacturing, the mattress would have a resilient effect. The aim of this study was to develop a platform for the evaluation of the mattress using physiological signals and to determine its effectiveness in respect to the standard hospital mattress. Method Pressure Sensor Model #5330, Tekscan Ltd; OxyLab LDF, Oxford Optronix Ltd and LM35 temperature sensor, NS Ltd was integrated into the mattress evaluation platform. Four candidate mattresses, provided by patent holder, LAIN HONG co, and a standard mattress were evaluated. Subjects lay in supine position on each mattress for 30 minutes. Pelvis interface pressure, sacral blood perfusion, and temperature were recorded simultaneously by the platform. Results & Discussion Sacral temperature increased about 2.0-2.5 degrees C in all mattresses. Figure 1 is the scatter plot showing the distribution of individual mattress Pressure and Perfusion. Although the contact pressure varied in 4 candidate mattresses, the perfusion of all new mattresses was higher than standard mattress. The newer geometric surface shape has advantages including (i) The gap between each mushroom shape support array could increase immersion and envelopment effects; (ii) Accumulation of moisture between the support surface and the skin could be removed by circulating air, which is beneficial because wetness of the skin could influence the hyperemia response during loading pressure. Presently, the platform could allow technicians to adjust the mattress material protocol. Next, we will combine subject evaluation questionnaire (ex. Kansei engineering3) with the evaluation platform to design the better anti-ulcers mattress. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: abstract proceedings research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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