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Effects of Smart Home on Performance and Satisfaction of Activities of Daily Living of Wheelchair Users

스마트 홈이 휠체어를 사용하는 장애인의 일상생활활동 수행도와 만족도에 미치는 영향

  • Woo, Ji-Hee (Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Hyun (Usability Center, Enabling Science Technology Research Center, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Jongbae (Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
  • 우지희 (원광대학교 의과대학 작업치료학과) ;
  • 김정현 (연세대학교 인에이블링공학연구소 사용성평가센터) ;
  • 김종배 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 작업치료학과)
  • Received : 2019.04.26
  • Accepted : 2019.07.05
  • Published : 2019.07.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the effects of a smart home (electronic control unit, ECU) on the performance and satisfaction of activities of daily living of wheelchair users. A total of 15 wheelchair users (10 patients with spinal cord injury and 5 patients with stroke) were investigated. Smart homes were equipped with ECU technology, which consisted of automation of furniture and products. The products and facilities were integrated and controlled by a smart device or voice. Performance and satisfaction of activities of daily living were measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) before and after residence in a smart home. All participants showed a higher COPM (performance score ${\geq}3$, satisfaction score ${\geq}4$) during residence in a smart home compared to residence in the current home. In addition, the COPM scores differed significantly before and after residence in a smart home. These results provide evidence of the applicability of smart homes based on high technology. However, additional studies of more smart home participants should be conducted to improve the quality of the results.

본 연구는 Electronic Control Unit (EC)기술이 적용된 스마트 홈이 휠체어를 사용하는 장애인의 일상생활활동 수행도와 만족도에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 본 연구의 참여자는 국립재활원 재활병원에 입원한 환자 중에서 지역 사회 복귀와 집으로 퇴원을 계획하는 대상자 중에서 스마트 홈을 경험하기를 원하는 사람을 연구에 포함하였다. 15명의 참여자 중 척수손상장애인은 10명, 나머지 5명은 뇌병변 장애인이었다. 스마트 홈은 ECU기술이 적용된 것으로 가구 및 기반 제품들의 전동화, 기반 시설들의 자동화 그리고 제품과 시설들을 통합하여 스마트 디바이스와 음성으로 제어할 수 있도록 구성하였다. 휠체어 사용자의 일상생활 수행도와 만족도는 캐나다 작업수행평가에 의해 평가되었다. 스마트 홈에서 거주해본 결과 거실과 현관, 침실, 기타(환경적요소) 부분에서 일상생활의 수행도가 3점 이상의 평균값 차이를 보였다. 공간별 수행도 비교 결과, 현재 주거 공간에 비해 스마트 홈 주거 공간별 수행도가 모두 유의미한 차이(p<0.05)로 향상되었다. 만족도 역시, 거실과 현관, 침실, 주방 영역에서 4점 이상의 차이를 보였고 주거 공간별 만족도 비교 결과 모두 유의미한 차이(p<0.05)로 향상되었다. 본 연구는 하이테크 기반의 스마트 홈 적용 가능성의 기초적인 근거를 제공했다는 점에서 임상적 의의를 가진다. 추후에는 근거 수준의 질 향상을 위해 다수의 연구 참여자를 확보한 연구가 진행되어야 할 것이다.

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Fig. 1. Three-dimensional floor plan of smart home

Table 1. General characteristics of subjects

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Table 2. Configuration and features according to space of smart home

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Table 3. Changes of performance according to space of current home and smart home

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Table 4. Changes of satisfaction according to space of current home and smart home

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Table 5. Comparisons of performance and satisfaction in a residential space according to participant’s disease

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