Reed Heath, Langley Joe, Stanton Andy, Heron Nicola, Clarke Zoe, Judge Simon, McCarthy Avril, Squire Gill, Quinn Ann, Wells Oliver, Tindale Wendy, Baxter Susan, Shaw Pamela J, McDermott Christopher J
a Lab4Living, Sheffield Hallam University , Cantor Building, 153 Arundel Street , Sheffield S1 2NU , UK .
b National Institute for Health Research Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technology Cooperative , I Floor, Suite 100, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road , Sheffield S10 2JF , UK .
J Med Eng Technol. 2014;39(7):404-10. doi: 10.3109/03091902.2015.1088092.
This paper presents the Head-Up project, that aims to provide innovative head support to help improve posture, relieve pain and aid communication for people living with progressive neck muscle weakness. The initial focus is motor neurone disease. The case study illustrates collaborative, interdisciplinary research and new product development underpinned by participatory design. The study was initiated by a 2-day stakeholder workshop followed by early proof-of-concept modelling and patient need evidence building. The work subsequently led to a successful NIHR i4i application funding a 24-month iterative design process, patenting, CE marking and clinical evaluation. The evaluation has informed amendments to the proposed design refered to here as the Sheffield Support Snood (SSS). The outcome positively demonstrates use and performance improvements over current neck orthoses and the process of multidisciplinary and user engagement has created a sense of ownership by MND participants, who have since acted as advocates for the product.
本文介绍了“抬头”项目，该项目旨在提供创新的头部支撑，以帮助改善患有进行性颈部肌肉无力的人群的姿势、缓解疼痛并促进交流。最初的重点是运动神经元病。该案例研究展示了以参与式设计为基础的协作性跨学科研究和新产品开发。该研究始于为期两天的利益相关者研讨会，随后进行了早期概念验证建模和患者需求证据收集。这项工作随后促成了一项成功的英国国家健康研究所（NIHR）i4i申请，为一个为期24个月的迭代设计过程、专利申请、CE标志认证和临床评估提供了资金。该评估为对这里提到的拟议设计（谢菲尔德支撑发网，SSS）的修改提供了依据。结果积极表明，与当前的颈部矫形器相比，其使用和性能有所改进，多学科和用户参与的过程让运动神经元病患者产生了主人翁意识，此后他们一直为该产品代言。
