ArticleAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation2019
Assessment of Usability and Task Load Demand Using a Robot-Assisted Transfer Device Compared With a Hoyer Advance for Dependent Wheelchair Transfers.
Article in American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07221552 (Development and Evaluation of PPAL Bedside Commode for Safe Independent Toileting Transfers), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Development and Evaluation of PPAL Bedside Commode for Safe Independent Toileting Transfers
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Nurses' Evaluation of a Service Robot for Inpatient Care: Technology Acceptance Study.JMIR nursing · 2026Article
- Socially assistive robots and meaningful work: the case of aged care.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2025Article
- Comparison of trunk mechanics and spatiotemporal outcomes in caregivers using a robotic assisted transfer device and a mobile floor lift.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2023Article
- Clinical and Ergonomic Comparison Between a Robotic Assisted Transfer Device and a Mobile Floor Lift During Caregiver-Assisted Wheelchair Transfers.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE PROJECT BRINGS VA HEALTH CARE IDEAS TO LIFE.Technology and innovation · 2021Article
- Motion Analysis and Tactile-Based Impedance Control of the Chest Holder of a Piggyback Patient Transfer Robot.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveManual lifting can be burdensome for people who care for power wheelchair users. Although technologies used for dependent transfers are helpful, they have shortcomings of their own. This study compares the usability and task load demand of a novel robot-assisted transfer device to a clinical standard when performing dependent transfers.
designA cross-sectional study was conducted to assess caregivers (N = 21) transferring a 56-kg mannequin with the Strong Arm and Hoyer Advance at three transfer locations. Feedback was gathered through qualitative surveys.
resultsUsability was significant in multiple areas important for transfers. Caregiver fatigue and discomfort intensity were reduced, and the Strong Arm was preferred at the three transfer locations. Device ease and efficiency favored Strong Arm at two stations as was discomfort frequency. In addition, physical demand, frustration, and effort were significantly lower using Strong Arm compared with the Hoyer Advance.
conclusionsCompared with the Hoyer, participants favored Strong Arm for transfer usability and task load demand. However, further Strong Arm developments are needed.
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