safety and usability while walking with a new walking device for the elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Walking with the Roll walker device and performing some typical daily activity tasks
Sponsors
Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult inhabitants of a retirement home with impaired mobility. Walk for at least 3 months with a wheeled walker. Between 150 and 185 cm tall, less or equal than 120 kg heavy. Cognitive able to decide for themselves whether to participate or not and to rate the Roll Walker device
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Falls within the last 2 weeks, Surgery affecting the musculoskeletal system within the last 3 months. Catheter and/or infusion. Acute diseases. Cognitive impairments as to not been able to decide on their own to participate or not and/or rate the device under study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| frequencies and severity of use errors occuring during the use of the new walking device will be assessed by an observational physiotherapist | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| help needed from an assisting person and assessed by an observational physiotherapist. Comfort, design will be evaluated by questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactKarin Niedermann
Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW)
Outcome results
None listed