The Adult Ambulatory Chair and Its Influence on Geriatric Population

Abstract

Introduction: Falls are known as an event leading a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground. Recently, frequency of falls in geriatrics associated with walking aids devices has been a concern within the medical fraternity. Many studies had been conducted to look into the effects of ambulatory aids as well as falls which will lead to mortality and morbidity especially in elder populations who are more than 65 years old. However, the research data found that current ambulatory aids used in geriatrics is not proven to reduce the risk of falls. Objective: The primary objective is to design a special ambulatory aid in turns to reduce the risk of fall and to improve the quality of life in geriatric population.   Methods: A reliability test is carried out with 10 healthy adults who are around 20 to 30 years of age, 6 females and 4 males. The baseline measure for this study includes 5 questionnaires. This test is to test the endurance of adult ambulatory chair (AAC) under certain conditions, identify the failure rates and propose preventative measures that can increase the product’s reliability lifespan.  Results and findings: Data was analyzed by using the Chi-square test. A significant result has been shown for the first and second close ended question in reliability test. Thus, our product AAC has proved to be reliable. Conclusion: As a conclusion, due to unavoidable aging related changes in elder populations, complications as limited physical and functional mobility as well as deterioration in quality of life are often exists. A suitable ambulatory device is essential to prevent these unwanted consequences.