Title:
Design of an e-Textile sleeve for tracking knee rehabilitation for older adults
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 | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
local.contributor.corporatename | College of Design | |
local.contributor.corporatename | School of Industrial Design | |
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relation.isOrgUnitOfPublication | ba047493-307f-4cec-b428-7d2ac38da373 | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters |