Bezerra Karolina, Machado José, Carvalho Vítor, Soares Filomena, Matos Demétrio, Castro Marcelo, Pereira Filipe, Lopes Hugo
MEtRICs Research Center, School of Engineering, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
Healthcare (Basel). 2019 Oct 28;7(4):124. doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040124.
In the framework of this paper, we aimed to propose a methodology for giving baths to elderly, bedridden persons, when this task is performed by a single caregiver. Usually, two caregivers are required for nursing a bedridden patient, especially when certain important tasks are needed (e.g., bathing the patient), but this is not always possible. The entire study considers the primary user's perspective-the caregiver-who is responsible for a wide range of tasks; thus, suffering physical and psychological exhaustion over time. A physical prototype has been developed for allowing caregivers to perform tests in a life-like environment, by means of the device and the methodology. This technology, therefore, will represent an important contribution to the quality of life of caregivers. Considering an increase in the share of the elderly population and the related problems that arise in daily care, this project intends to be beneficial contemporarily. The presented methodology has been successfully tested and validated.
在本文的框架内，我们旨在提出一种由单一护理人员为老年卧床患者洗澡的方法。通常，护理卧床患者需要两名护理人员，特别是在需要执行某些重要任务（如为患者洗澡）时，但这并非总是可行的。整个研究考虑了主要用户即护理人员的视角，护理人员要负责广泛的任务，因此随着时间的推移会身心俱疲。已开发出一个物理原型，以便护理人员通过该设备和方法在逼真的环境中进行测试。因此，这项技术将对护理人员的生活质量做出重要贡献。鉴于老年人口比例的增加以及日常护理中出现的相关问题，该项目旨在同时发挥有益作用。所提出的方法已成功测试和验证。
