Microclimate evaluation of strap-based wheelchair seating systems for persons with spinal cord injury: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Study purpose

The purpose of this pilot study was to assess microclimate characteristics of two versions of a strap-based wheelchair seating system (perforated and solid straps) and to conduct preliminary microclimate comparisons of subjects' current wheelchair seating systems.

Materials and methods

In this pilot study, the microclimate properties of two variations (solid and perforated) of a strap-based seating system were compared with two commonly used seating systems. Six subjects sat on three different seating systems each for 100-min test periods, while temperature and relative humidity were measured with a single sensor adjacent to the skin-seat interface. Additionally, thermal images of the seat interface were collected before and after each test period.

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SUBMITTER: Olney CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6084472 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature