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A FEASIBILITY STUDY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR INJURY PREVENTION AMONG DIRECT CARE WORKERS

Objectives: 1) create metrics for lifting techniques and transferring mechanisms, 2) calibrate sensors for data collection 3) identify potential injurious posture among home health aides (HHAs) while transferring patients. Participants: 7 HHAs and a physical therapist. Interview and sensor data were...

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Autores principales: Young, Yuchi, Leventhal, Mitch, Muckell, Jonathan, Raymond, Peter E, Erlich, Fred, Paynter, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6845333/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3062