Bathing aids palliative cancer care & aging-in-place

沐浴有助于癌症姑息治疗

• 批准号: 7108779
• 负责人: Mark B Friedman
• 金额: $ 10.6万
• 依托单位: AUGMENTECH, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-15 至 2008-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7108779
• 关键词: allied health personnel; assistive device /technology; behavioral /social science research tag; bioengineering /biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment development; biomedical equipment safety; clinical research; frail elderly; functional ability; geriatrics; home health care; human subject; medical rehabilitation related tag; neoplasm /cancer palliative treatment; person with disability; quality of life; self care; skin disorder; skin irritation /irritant; terminal patient care

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose developing bathing assistance technologies that are closely related at the device level for 2 very distinct, but important and underserved populations of potential users: 1) bedroom bathing for people with fragile skin receiving palliative care for advanced cancers and 2) ground floor bathing for elderly mobility impaired people who cannot afford the expensive home modifications of stair lifts or accessible bathroom installation. For palliative care in bedrooms, we propose to compare the costs and efficacy of designs for in-bed or in-chair bathing systems that are portable and may be battery assisted versus those that are directly water powered. For use by mobility impaired residents of multi-story older homes who do not have a bathroom on the ground floor and do not have sufficient mobility to go up and down stairs, we propose evaluating designs to allow bathing while sitting by any sink. Currently, these seniors are faced with several unattractive alternatives that promote institutionalization rather than the aging-in-place that most desire for themselves. Our basic innovation is to augment low water usage mist bathing devices with water powered airflow or aspiration technologies to permit higher wash water volumes without the need for a tub or shower floor drain. Previous low water usage mist bathing systems have been criticized as difficult or unsatisfying to use. Our basic designs will be powered from a dual removable flexible tubing connection to a sink. Their inherent safety and affordability will be enhanced because no electricity will be required for their use. If successful, this research will facilitate adequate hygiene for in-home settings for cancer hospice patients with sensitive skin and mobility impaired frail elderly in older multi-story housing. It will integrate advanced bathing concepts into an affordable and inherently safe bathing system.

描述(由申请人提供)：我们建议为两个非常独特但重要且服务不足的潜在用户群体开发与设备水平密切相关的沐浴辅助技术：1)为脆弱皮肤的人提供卧室沐浴，接受晚期癌症的姑息治疗；2)为行动不便的老年人提供底层沐浴，他们负担不起昂贵的家庭改装楼梯或无障碍浴室安装的费用。对于卧室里的姑息治疗，我们建议将便携的、可能由电池辅助的床上或椅子上洗澡系统的设计与直接水供电的设计的成本和效率进行比较。对于行动不便的多层老房子的居民，他们在一楼没有卫生间，也没有足够的活动能力来上下楼梯，我们建议评估允许坐在任何水槽旁边洗澡的设计。目前，这些老年人面临着几个不具吸引力的选择，这些选择促进了制度化，而不是大多数人渴望的就地老龄化。我们的基本创新是在低用水量雾浴设备上增加水动力气流或抽吸技术，无需浴缸或淋浴地漏即可获得更高的洗涤水量。以前的低用水量雾浴系统被批评为难以使用或不能令人满意。我们的基本设计将通过双可拆卸软管连接到水槽来供电。它们的固有安全性和可负担性将得到提高，因为它们的使用将不需要电力。如果成功，这项研究将促进在较老的多层房屋中为皮肤敏感的癌症临终关怀患者和行动不便的虚弱老年人提供足够的家庭环境卫生。它将把先进的沐浴概念整合到一个负担得起的、本质上安全的沐浴系统中。