The Journal of Korea Robotics Society (로봇학회논문지)

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Usability Evaluation and Derivation of Improvement for Care Robots to Prevent Pressure Injury

욕창예방 돌봄로봇의 사용성 평가 및 개선사항 도출

  • Received : 2023.07.31
  • Accepted : 2023.11.14
  • Published : 2023.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usability of the care robots to prevent pressure injury and to present directions for improvement. Thirty-two caregivers of severely disabled people and older adults with mobility difficulties participated in this study. They used the care robot in a real care environment for 2 weeks and conducted pre and post-care interviews. Based on the interview results, improvements were derived through the technical modeling method of care robots. Considering the circumstances in which caregivers take care of a large number of patients in nursing homes and hospitals, it is necessary to ensure the convenience and safety of remote control and side rail operation of the care robots to prevent pressure injury. We expect that the results of this study will be used as basic data for development of care robots to prevent pressure injury.

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This paper is a research project (HK21C0008) funded by the Korean Health Industry Development Institute with the support of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea

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