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Development of a nurse call pendant for aged residential care residents with arthritis

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dc.contributor.authorSchumacher, P.
dc.contributor.authorWalker, S.
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, D.
dc.contributor.authorWhite, R.
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionFirst showing
dc.description.abstractIndustrial design staff and graduates from the University of South Australia, in conjunction with Hills Health Solutions, developed a new nurse call pendant (call button) for aged residential care with a focus on making it easy to operate by arthritis sufferers. The buttons on existing nurse call pendants are fiddly and difficult to push. Nurse call devices are typically designed for hospitals and are not suited for the particular requirements of aged residential care. The research involved rich and on-going engagement with staff and residents from a variety of aged residential care facilities. In addition, occupational therapists and rheumatology specialists were consulted. A new pendant was developed consisting of an air bladder operating an air switch. This provides a soft, easy way to operate the device allowing for multiple grips and operation methods. The pendant was taken through to production.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/127445
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.placeSouth Australia
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 The authors
dc.source.urihttps://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US163450626
dc.subjectdesign ageing
dc.subjectnurse call
dc.subjectpendant button
dc.subjectindustrial design
dc.titleDevelopment of a nurse call pendant for aged residential care residents with arthritis
dc.typeCreative work
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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