日本福祉工学会誌 論文 概要

日本福祉工学会誌 Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 21-28 (2012)

高齢者向けの可動座面を有する座椅子型立ち上がり支援具の提案

西崎香苗,高橋正和

A Proposal of Rising Support Tool with Adjustable Flange for Elderly Peoples from Chair

Kanae NISHIZAKI and Masakazu TAKAHASHI

It is difficult for elderly peoples to rise from chair because of muscle deterioration. This paper proposes the elderly people's rising action and its support tool. The points of adequate rising action are pulling legs, making the upper body lean forward, and making knee angle obtuse. To realize those points, we proposed an adequate rising procedure and developed a cushion type rising support tool that could change seating angle freely. When using the support tool, the values of acceleration, arm force, rising time, and antiversion angle related to rising action were improved.

Key words: Rising Action, Elderly Person, Cushion Type Tool, Adjustable Flange, Portability