Field Testing of the Influence of Assistive Wear on the Physical Fitness of Nursing-Care Workers
Field Testing of the Influence of Assistive Wear on the Physical Fitness of Nursing-Care Workers
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DOI：
10.1007/978-3-319-70022-9_14
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发表时间：
2017-11
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Yumeko Imamura;Takayuki Tanaka;Kazuki Takizawa
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作者：
Yumeko Imamura;Takayuki Tanaka;Kazuki Takizawa
将增强人的体力或减少疲劳的辅助技术引入到实际环境中涉及到几个问题。其中一个问题是，由于与工作相关的身体负担的减少，使用者的肌肉力量有可能下降。因此，需要对使用辅助器具后身体机能的变化进行定量评价。在这项研究中，进行了为期四周的监测测试（包括两周的试验期），共有30名护理人员在养老院。参与者穿着辅助服装“Smart Suit Lite”两周，并在研究过程中评估他们的主观疲劳和体力。结果表明，作为使用辅助穿戴的结果，每个受试者的疲劳感平均降低了16%。然而，受试者的身体素质（背部肌肉力量、握力、坐立能力、站立跳远能力或单腿站立能力）没有显著差异，表明在两周的正常工作中使用Smart Suit Lite没有导致体力下降。
There are several problems involved with introducing assistive technologies, which amplify human physical strength or reduce fatigue, to actual environment. One of the problem is that there is the possibility that the muscular strength of the user decline due to the reduction of the physical burden associated with the work. Therefore, the changes in physical performance due to the use of the assistive devices need to be quantitatively evaluated. In this study, a four-week monitoring test (including a two-week trial period) was performed with a total of 30 nursing-care workers in a nursing home. The participants wore an assistive wear “Smart Suit Lite” for two weeks and their subjective fatigue and physical strength were evaluated over the course of the study. The results show that the feeling of fatigue was decreased in each of the subjects by an average of 16% as a result of using the assistive wear. However, there was no significant difference in the subjects’ physical fitness (back-muscle strength, grip strength, sitting–standing capability, standing long-jump ability, or one-legged standing ability), indicating that there was no decrease in physical strength due to the use of the Smart Suit Lite during normal work over two weeks.