Technology to assist elderly people's safe mobility.
A grab bar shape has been presented that appears to provide an effective alternative to knurled finishes. This grab bar has been incorporated into a system that can be easily positioned anywhere in a room to help an ambulatory disabled person rise from a bed or other surface. The problem of lifting nonambulatory elderly people has been addressed by means of a modular mobile lifting system that offers the advantage of overhead lifting at lower cost than traditional movement devices for nonambulatory people. The author suggests that low-technology solutions are worthy of academic effort and that movement devices for elderly people must also address the needs of their formal and informal caregivers.
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Centre for Studies in Aging, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D011153:Population; D012449:Safety; D013672:Technology / Q000379:methods*