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Innovative Plug-and-Play System for Electrification of Wheel-Chairs

IEEE Access, 2023
Self-propelled wheelchairs are challenging to drive on off-road routes or require enormous physical effort in situations where the gradient exceeds 8%. For most people, these situations are too strenuous and therefore impractical.
Federico Pacini, Stefano Di Matteo, Pierpaolo Dini, Luca Fanucci, Francesco Bucchi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applying basic principles of child passenger safety to improving transportation safety for children who travel while seated in wheelchairs

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011
Occupant restraint systems are designed based on knowledge of crash dynamics and the application of proven occupant-protection principles. For ambulatory children or children who use wheelchairs but can transfer out of their wheelchair when traveling in ...
Miriam A. Manary, Lawrence W. Schneider   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collaborative Control for a Robotic Wheelchair: Evaluation of Performance, Attention, and Workload [PDF]

, 2011
Powered wheelchair users often struggle to drive safely and effectively and in more critical cases can only get around when accompanied by an assistant.
Carlson, T, Demiris, Y
core   +1 more source

Test–retest reliability and construct validity of the Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test as a measure of the mobility of wheelchair users

African Journal of Disability, 2017
Background: The Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test (AWMT) was developed for use in a repeated measures format to provide comparative effectiveness data on mobility facilitated by different wheelchair types.
Karen L. Rispin, Kara Huff, Joy Wee
doaj   +1 more source

Simulation and experimental study on the stability and comfortability of the wheelchair human system under uneven pavement

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
With the improvement in the level of science and technology and the improvement of people’s living standards, the functions of traditional manual wheelchairs have been unable to meet people’s living needs.
Haitao Luo, Haitao Luo, Xuan Cao, Yuming Dong, Yuming Dong, Yuxin Li, Yuxin Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐World Investigation of Satralizumab in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Satralizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the interleukin‐6 receptor, has demonstrated efficacy in clinical trials for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). However, its real‐world effectiveness and safety compared to conventional immunosuppressive therapies remain uncertain.
Li‐Tsung Lin, Hui‐An Lin, Sheng‐Feng Lin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Nursing Wheelchairs: A New Trend in Assisted Care and the Future of Multifunctional Integration

Biomimetics
As a significant technological innovation in the fields of medicine and geriatric care, smart care wheelchairs offer a novel approach to providing high-quality care services and improving the quality of care.
Zhewen Zhang, Peng Xu, Chengjia Wu, Hongliu Yu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Assistive Products Enhance or Equalize Opportunities? A Comparison of Capability across Persons with Impairments Using and Not Using Assistive Products and Persons without Impairments in Bangladesh

Societies, 2022
Aiming to compare capability across persons with impairments using and not using assistive products and persons without impairments in Bangladesh for 16 different functionings, we contrast two sets of self-reported cross-sectional data from eight ...
Johan Borg, Natasha Layton, Per-Olof Östergren, Stig Larsson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prediction of Myasthenia Gravis Worsening: A Machine Learning Algorithm Using Wearables and Patient‐Reported Measures

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness with potential life‐threatening crises. Timely interventions may be delayed by limited access to care and fragmented documentation. Our objective was to develop predictive algorithms for MG deterioration using multimodal telemedicine data ...
Maike Stein, Haoqi Sun, Sophie Lehnerer, Lea Gerischer, Maximilian Mönch, Christian Meisel, Andreas Meisel, Pushpa Narayanaswami   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wheelchair-based game design for older adults [PDF]

, 2013
Few leisure activities are accessible to institutionalized older adults using wheelchairs; in consequence, they experience lower levels of perceived health than able-bodied peers.
Baalam M., Czaja S. J., Ketcham E., Shields M., VanBeveren P. J.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources