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Analysis of Primary Caregiver to Prevent Ergonomic Risks When Transferring a Person with Motor Disability

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Advances in Design for Inclusion (AHFE 2017)

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It was observed that within the field of design that the Primary Caregiver (PC) for a Person with Motor Disability (PWMD) has remained both poorly understood and studied. The research and approaches in some disciplines have focussed on emotional and psychological aspects such as the evaluation of anxiety and depression based on the type of problem that their patient has, and not on the physical activities that they perform. This is why it is necessary to understand and analyze within the field of design the role played by the PC and the physical risks that they are exposed to while lifting and moving a PWMD. In addition, a review and analysis of technical aids and transfer equipment for PWMDs that are currently available in the market are made in order to propose design improvements which include relief and other benefits for the PC

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    CRIT Iztapalapa (Centro de Rehabilitación Infantil).

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    Hospital de Traumatología de Magdalena de las Salinas.

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    Technical guide for the evaluation and prevention of the relative risks related to the carrying of loads. Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo. Madrid. Abril de 1997.

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    Centro de Evaluación y Rehabilitación Biónica y Robótica (Cerebro).

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  1. Industrial Design Postgraduate, Master’s in Ergonomics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico

    Wendy Cruz

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  1. Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi “G.d’Annunzio”Chiet-Pescara, Pescara, Italy

    Giuseppe Di Bucchianico

  2. EIDD - Design for All Europe, Oliveto Lario, Italy

    Pete F Kercher

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Cruz, W. (2018). Analysis of Primary Caregiver to Prevent Ergonomic Risks When Transferring a Person with Motor Disability. In: Di Bucchianico, G., Kercher, P. (eds) Advances in Design for Inclusion. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 587. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60597-5_43

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