Development of Technologies to Increase In-Seat Movement to Prevent Sitting-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Wheelchair Users

项目摘要/摘要 在使用轮椅的脊髓损伤患者中，压力性损伤是最常见的损伤之一。 在生命周期中遇到危险的二次健康问题。预防艾滋病的一个关键组成部分 压力性损伤是一种教育，目的是增加座椅内的活动，以最大限度地减少骶骨下的长期压力， 坐骨区和骶尾区。然而，持续的患者和医疗保健系统的负担压力 伤害突出了教育和运动相关健康的基本实践之间的脱节 行为。在这一人群中，流动是一个可改变的风险因素，但该领域缺乏有效的战略来最好地 激励运动。结合使用压力界面映射和移动的新策略 检测传感器，与现有的智能手机技术相结合，可以为 改进座椅内移动。通过提供正确的工具，我们可以影响个人的自我效能感或自信心 在他们的能力，执行必要的运动，以防止压疮。我们的最终目标是减少 通过提供有效的策略，使个人能够更好地自我管理，从而降低压力伤害的发生率 他们的皮肤健康。如果成功，这将显著减轻个人、照顾者、 和医疗保健系统。本项目目标是进一步开发两种新型的个人使用 技术(目标1)提供有效的反馈以增加运动，以防止压力性损伤。下一首, 我们将测试先进系统的可用性(目标2)。最后，我们将评估每个单独的 系统和组合系统影响座椅运动，同时也评估与以下方面相关的自我效能 完成推荐的负重转换(目标3)。通过将自我效能感得分与运动变化进行比较， 我们可以开始确定哪个系统或系统组合最能满足个人需求。这 知识可以直接影响临床实践，促进预防压力性损伤的个性化护理 在轮椅使用者中。中心假设是，通过权利提供的补偿性反馈 个人使用的技术，将增加轮椅使用者的座椅内移动。这个项目的基本原理是 基于确凿的证据，当患者参与并使用正确的工具并拥有 提高了健康行为的自我效能感，他们能够更成功地管理自己的健康。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Pressure injuries in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who use wheelchairs are one of the most dangerous secondary health problems encountered during the lifespan. A key component for the prevention of pressure injuries is education to increase in-seat movement to minimize prolonged pressure under the sacral, ischial, and sacrococcygeal areas. However, the continued patient and health care system burden of pressure injuries underscores a disconnect between education and the essential practice of movement-related health behaviors. Movement is a modifiable risk factor in this population, but the field lacks effective strategies to best motivate movement. New strategies that couple the use of pressure interface mapping and movement detecting sensors, combined with existing smartphone technology can provide the right type of feedback to improve in-seat movements. By providing the right tools, we can impact individual's self-efficacy, or confidence in their ability, to perform the necessary movements to prevent pressure ulcers. Our ultimate goal is to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries by providing an effective strategy so that individuals can better self-manage their skin health. If successful, this could significantly reduce the related burden to the individual, caregivers, and the healthcare system. The objective of this project is to further develop two novel personal-use technologies (Aim 1) that provide effective feedback to increase movement to prevent pressure injuries. Next, we will test the usability of the advanced systems (Aim 2). Finally, we will evaluate how well each separate system plus a combined system impacts in-seat movement while also assessing self-efficacy related to completing recommended weight shifts (Aim 3). By comparing self-efficacy scores with changes in movement, we can begin to determine which system or combination of systems best meets individual needs. This knowledge can directly impact clinical practice and facilitate individualized care for preventing pressure injuries in wheelchair users. The central hypothesis is that compensatory feedback, provided through the right personal-use technologies, will increase in-seat movement of wheelchair users. The rationale for this project is based on solid evidence that when patients are engaged and empowered with the right tools and have improved self-efficacy for health behaviors, they are able to manage their health with far greater success.