Evaluation of a Passive Back-support Exoskeleton During In-bed Patient Handling Tasks.

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• Alternative Title:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics: JOSE, 2024, v. 30, no. 4: Evaluation of a Passive Back-support Exoskeleton During In-bed Patient Handling Tasks.
• Journal Article:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics: JOSE
• Personal Author:
  Zheng, Liying ; Alluri, Chandra Sekhar Varma ; Hawke, Ashley L. ; Hwang, Jaejin
• Description:
  This study evaluated the effects of a back-support exoskeleton on the trunk and hip joint angles, lower back muscle activity and heart rate during four patient handling tasks: assisting a patient from sitting to lying, laterally repositioning the patient and turning the patient in two directions. Eight participants performed these tasks with and without the exoskeleton. Results demonstrated a significant reduction in the lower back muscle activity, but less pronounced effects for other tasks involving minimal trunk flexion. Hip flexion angles were reduced for all tasks when the exoskeleton was worn. The amount of reduction in the muscle activity and changes in the trunk and hip angles varied by task. The exoskeleton did not affect the heart rate across all tasks. The exoskeleton appeared to be more effective in tasks requiring substantial trunk flexion, indicating its potential benefits for reducing lower back muscle strain during such activities.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Moving and Lifting Patients
  • Exoskeleton Device
  • Male
  • Heart Rate
  • Adult
  • Hip Joint
  • Back Muscles
  • Female
  • Electromyography
  More +
• Keywords:
  • patient handling
  • back-support exoskeleton
  • musculoskeletal disorders
  • electromyography
  • heart rate
• Source:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics: JOSE, 2024, v. 30, no. 4
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2024.2383077
• ISSN:
  1080-3548 ; 2376-9130
• Pubmed ID:
  39154219
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11779591
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  1226-1233 (18 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/262049/cdc_262049_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.27 MB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7d26a0a77d11617246d1a1ee36419907b90cc24078c4c76ee2639752175517d2f469c5d3045cf11ef55484805c684d50da66e142bb8abf890d4d6e628b70ccb2