Prior S D
Middlesex Polytechnic, Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics, London, UK.
J Med Eng Technol. 1990 Jul-Aug;14(4):143-54. doi: 10.3109/03091909009083051.
This paper describes the results of a survey which investigated and evaluated the needs and abilities of electric wheelchair users. The results of this survey will be used to develop a low-cost electric wheelchair-mounted robotic arm for use by physically disabled people to facilitate rehabilitation. The survey was undertaken by the author together with staff and students from occupational therapist training colleges, using a four-page questionnaire containing over 110 questions. The questionnaire was developed by the author together with Dr Robin Platts (Director of Orthotics), Mr Ian Bayley (Director of the London Spinal Unit) and senior occupational therapists at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex. After a successful trial the questionnaire was used with 50 severely disabled people from various backgrounds and social circumstances. The results of this survey show that the average electric wheelchair user is 40 years old, single (68%), living at home (58%) with family support (69%) and without any paid employment (79%). The most prevalent disability is spinal cord injury (24%) followed by multiple sclerosis (16%). The survey has identified several tasks which electric wheelchair users find impossible to do, and some of these will form part of the design specification. Finally 84% of the survey subjects would consider buying such a robotic aid.
本文描述了一项调查的结果，该调查对电动轮椅使用者的需求和能力进行了调查和评估。这项调查的结果将用于开发一种低成本的安装在电动轮椅上的机械臂，供身体残疾者使用以促进康复。该调查由作者与职业治疗培训学院的教职员工和学生共同开展，使用了一份长达四页、包含110多个问题的问卷。该问卷由作者与罗宾·普拉茨博士（矫形主任）、伊恩·贝利先生（伦敦脊柱科主任）以及位于米德尔塞克斯郡斯坦莫尔的皇家国立矫形医院的高级职业治疗师共同编制。经过成功试用后，该问卷被用于调查50名来自不同背景和社会环境的重度残疾人。调查结果显示，电动轮椅使用者的平均年龄为40岁，单身（68%），在家居住（58%），得到家人支持（69%），且无任何带薪工作（79%）。最常见的残疾是脊髓损伤（24%），其次是多发性硬化症（16%）。该调查确定了一些电动轮椅使用者认为无法完成的任务，其中一些将成为设计规格的一部分。最后，84%的调查对象会考虑购买这样一种机器人辅助设备。
