Analysis Of The Effect Of A Rear Wall Grab Bar Configuration On The Fall Risk Associated With Toilet Transfers In Older Adults With Mobility Impairment

Sanath, Achyuthkumar A.; Mahajan, Harshal P.; Gonzalez, Elena; Sanford, Jon; Fain, W. Brad

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Analysis Of The Effect Of A Rear Wall Grab Bar Configuration On The Fall Risk Associated With Toilet Transfers In Older Adults With Mobility Impairment

dc.contributor.author	Sanath, Achyuthkumar A.
dc.contributor.author	Mahajan, Harshal P.
dc.contributor.author	Gonzalez, Elena
dc.contributor.author	Sanford, Jon
dc.contributor.author	Fain, W. Brad
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Industrial Design	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Tech Research Institute	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2019-07-03T17:59:33Z
dc.date.available	2019-07-03T17:59:33Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	Twenty-three older adults were recruited for a two-hour in-home study. As a part of the process, the researchers asked questions regarding their process for toilet transfer, asked to provide ratings about toilet transfer in terms of their levels of confidence, difficulty, and how much more challenging it has become with age and with their permission, took photographs of their toilets. The objective of this project is to conduct a secondary analysis of this photographic and interview data to test our hypothesis that the presence of a grab bar on the rear wall prompted older adults to stretch, in order to reach for it across the toilet, consequently increasing the fall risk. The analysis showed us that the presence of a rear wall grab bar, though perceived to ease transfers, might actually prove more challenging to perform transfers with. The rear wall grab bar might only provide an illusion of safety. The results from this analysis may help guide future research undertakings to understand the relationship between a grab bar’s configuration and the risk of falling.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Sanath. A.A., et al. “Analysis Of The Effect Of A Rear Wall Grab Bar Configuration On The Fall Risk Associated With Toilet Transfers In Older Adults With Mobility Impairment”. In Proceedings of the 2016 Annual RESNA/NCART Conference, Washonton, DC. (2016)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61485
dc.publisher	RESNA/NCART	en_US
dc.title	Analysis Of The Effect Of A Rear Wall Grab Bar Configuration On The Fall Risk Associated With Toilet Transfers In Older Adults With Mobility Impairment	en_US
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Proceedings
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local.contributor.corporatename	Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities
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