A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design
Pressure injuries are a preventable but persistent medical challenge, with 2.5 million Americans developing pressure injuries each year. Pressure injuries are uniquely challenging to manage for wheelchair users, who have to sit for extended periods of time, up to 10-12 hours per day. Measuring the i...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024
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| author | Sapozhnikov, Katherina |
| author2 | Asada, Harry |
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| description | Pressure injuries are a preventable but persistent medical challenge, with 2.5 million Americans developing pressure injuries each year. Pressure injuries are uniquely challenging to manage for wheelchair users, who have to sit for extended periods of time, up to 10-12 hours per day. Measuring the interface pressure between support surfaces and the body can assist in selecting surfaces that minimize the pressure to prevent pressure injuries from developing. However, pressure mapping systems are expensive and inaccessible for personal use outside of rehabilitation centers and hospitals. A prototype was developed to measure the interface pressure and movements of the user, using force sensing resistors and accelerometer data. Through this system, the interface pressure across surfaces can be compared to select appropriate sitting surfaces, inform repositioning habits, and prevent pressure injury development. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1566372024-09-04T03:27:08Z A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design Sapozhnikov, Katherina Asada, Harry Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Pressure injuries are a preventable but persistent medical challenge, with 2.5 million Americans developing pressure injuries each year. Pressure injuries are uniquely challenging to manage for wheelchair users, who have to sit for extended periods of time, up to 10-12 hours per day. Measuring the interface pressure between support surfaces and the body can assist in selecting surfaces that minimize the pressure to prevent pressure injuries from developing. However, pressure mapping systems are expensive and inaccessible for personal use outside of rehabilitation centers and hospitals. A prototype was developed to measure the interface pressure and movements of the user, using force sensing resistors and accelerometer data. Through this system, the interface pressure across surfaces can be compared to select appropriate sitting surfaces, inform repositioning habits, and prevent pressure injury development. S.B. 2024-09-03T21:13:45Z 2024-09-03T21:13:45Z 2024-05 2024-07-10T17:33:39.076Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/156637 In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted Copyright retained by author(s) https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/ application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Sapozhnikov, Katherina A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design |
| title | A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design |
| title_full | A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design |
| title_fullStr | A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design |
| title_short | A Wearable Device to Inform Pressure Injury Prevention Support Surfaces Selection and Design |
| title_sort | wearable device to inform pressure injury prevention support surfaces selection and design |
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