Occupational Therapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Assist Technol. 2013 Fall;25(3):139-48. doi: 10.1080/10400435.2012.732654.
Grab bars are often prescribed to ensure safe and independent bathing and toileting. Studies have shown that seniors do not always use grab bars when they are present or are reluctant to install them due to the associated stigma. This study sought to determine if artificial intelligence could increase grab bar use by seniors and to determine the efficacy of different cues (auditory, visual, and audiovisual combination) on the frequency of use of a grab bar. Sixty-nine healthy participants aged 60 to 86 years (average 68.7 years) were randomly assigned to three subgroups. Each subgroup tested two different cueing conditions: the no cue and one of three cued conditions (visual, auditory, or combined audio-visual). Results suggest that the smart grab increased seniors' grab bars use by 39% and that the effect was maintained after removal of the cues. Participants preferred the visual cue but the auditory cue was the most powerful. Results suggest that artificial intelligence may be an interesting avenue to increase grab bar use in community-dwelling older adults and in people requiring supervision to use grab bars on a regular basis to decrease the risk of falls during bathing or bathtub transfers.
抓杆通常被规定用于确保安全和独立的洗澡和上厕所。研究表明，老年人并不总是在有抓杆时使用它们，或者由于相关的耻辱感而不愿意安装它们。本研究旨在确定人工智能是否可以增加老年人使用抓杆的频率，并确定不同提示（听觉、视觉和视听组合）对抓杆使用频率的效果。69 名年龄在 60 至 86 岁之间（平均 68.7 岁）的健康参与者被随机分配到三个亚组。每个亚组测试了两种不同的提示条件：无提示和三种提示条件之一（视觉、听觉或视听组合）。结果表明，智能抓杆将老年人使用抓杆的频率提高了 39%，并且在去除提示后效果仍然保持。参与者更喜欢视觉提示，但听觉提示最有效。结果表明，人工智能可能是一种有趣的途径，可以增加社区居住的老年人和需要定期监督使用抓杆的人的抓杆使用频率，以降低洗澡或浴缸转移过程中跌倒的风险。
