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Coimbra Cerebral Palsy Association; Cognitive and Behavioural Center for Research and Intervention - University of Coimbra

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Mobility, Accessibility and Safety of People with Cerebral Palsy

Topics: Human-Machine Interfaces for Disabled Persons; Development of Assistive Technology; Practice-based Research Methods for Healthcare IT

Authors: Ana Marta Amaral de Carvalho ¹ , Alireza Asvadi ¹ , Carlos Carona ² , Ana Lopes ¹ and Urbano Nunes ¹

Affiliations: ¹ University of Coimbra, Portugal , ² Coimbra Cerebral Palsy Association; Cognitive and Behavioural Center for Research and Intervention - University of Coimbra, Portugal

Digital Object Identifier: 10.5220/0005185502680275

Proceedings of HEALTHINF 2015/BIOSTEC, ISBN: 978-989-758-068-0

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This research characterizes mobility, accessibility and safety of individuals with severe motor impairment such as users suffering from Cerebral Palsy (CP). Through the analysis of enabling factors, constraints associated and the search of possible improvements, it is possible to identify the needs in these fields and subsequently develop strategies accordingly. The sample was collected in Coimbra Cerebral Palsy Association (APCC) and it included 16 individuals with CP. To these individuals we gave an evaluation protocol with a form with clinical and sociodemographic data and a questionnaire. The main limiting factors include building/vehicle access, difficulty in reverse drive and lack of safety. The most valued features of a powered wheelchair are comfort and structure, easy navigation and wheelchair control and safety. The lack of safety in the outdoors was a relevant limiting factor. Almost all individuals requested improvements of the powered wheelchair. The most requested improvements were safety related or related with navigation problems. An assistive navigation solution based on a shared control algorithm is presented, where a powered wheelchair is equipped with the Kinect sensor, in order to help the user maneuvering the wheelchair safely.

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Biomedical Engineering		Health Information Systems		Practice-based Research Methods for Healthcare IT
Development of Assistive Technology		Human-Machine Interfaces for Disabled Persons