Title:
Design of an e-Textile sleeve for tracking knee rehabilitation for older adults

dc.contributor.advisor Rebola, Claudia B.
dc.contributor.author Byrne, Ceara Ann
dc.contributor.committeeMember Zeagler, Charles
dc.contributor.committeeMember Vela, Patricio
dc.contributor.department Industrial Design
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-20T13:25:37Z
dc.date.available 2013-09-20T13:25:37Z
dc.date.created 2013-08
dc.date.issued 2013-06-24
dc.date.submitted August 2013
dc.date.updated 2013-09-20T13:25:37Z
dc.description.abstract The occurrence of total knee replacements is increasing in the United States for persons over the age of 45 because they are inexpensive and a very effective method for treating degenerative joint diseases. Rehabilitation requires regular access to a wide variety of resources and personnel and, as the demand for post-operative, rehabilitative care increases, the ability to marginally relieve the healthcare system by offloading resources to the patient is necessary. Tools to enable tracking a patient’s rehabilitative progress at home are an essential method to help unload the healthcare system. The purpose of this project is to design and develop a wearable home rehabilitation device for knee replacement. This thesis utilizes design ethnography tools such as expert interviews, rehabilitation observation, a participatory design workshop, iterative development, and an idea feedback study. Leveraging advancements in technology and the field of eTextiles, this study investigates the product feasibility and acceptance of discreet on-body sensors to provide a product that enables patients to better perform rehabilitation on their own, but also to allow for a feedback loop for physicians and therapists to view patient progress.
dc.description.degree M.S.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/49047
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject Rehabilitation
dc.subject eTextiles
dc.subject Wearable
dc.subject Technology
dc.subject Older adults
dc.subject.lcsh Rehabilitation Research
dc.subject.lcsh Medical rehabilitation
dc.subject.lcsh Wearable computers
dc.subject.lcsh Older people
dc.title Design of an e-Textile sleeve for tracking knee rehabilitation for older adults
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.corporatename College of Design
local.contributor.corporatename School of Industrial Design
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thesis.degree.level Masters
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