妇女退伍军人和移动性辅助工具
Pooja Solanki1, Brad E Dicianno2, Alicia M Koontz2
1Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL.
Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation
|January 1, 2026
概括
许多女退伍军人报告说,他们的移动辅助技术 (MAT) 并不能完全满足日常活动的需求. 改善MAT设计和后续护理对于增强他们的经验和功能至关重要.
科学领域:
- 康复工程 康复工程 康复工程
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 退伍军人健康 退伍军人的健康
背景情况:
- 移动辅助技术 (MAT) 对退伍军人的独立性至关重要.
- 了解女性退伍军人的特定需求和对MAT的经验对于有效的医疗保健服务至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估女性退伍军人与移动辅助技术 (MAT) 的需求,优先事项,偏好和经验.
主要方法:
- 对700名女退伍军人 (≥18岁) 进行了横截面在线调查,这些女性在过去5年内从退伍军人卫生管理局获得了MAT.
- 该调查收集了有关人口统计,MAT采购,评估,后续行动和各种活动中的功能能力的数据.
主要成果:
- 在分析的593项调查中,常见的MAT包括杖 (26%),步行者 (24%) 和轮椅 (29%).
- 在家务工作 (26%),休活动 (22%) 和社交活动 (19%) 方面, MAT 满足的需求不足.
- 挑战包括设备设计,有限的选择,以及在后续护理方面的改进领域,尽管采购反是积极的.
结论:
- 大约20%的女性退伍军人报告说,他们的MAT并没有满足他们的所有需求.
- MAT的设计和提供必须考虑女性退伍军人的独特需求,并加强对维护的教育.
- 需要进一步的研究来解决发现的差距,并改善女性退伍军人的MAT经验和功能结果.
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