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Research Stage. Research. Jamie Wade. Topic. Preventing mobility loss of patients in nursing homes. Research. Jamie Wade. Mobility. Research. Jamie Wade. Demographic. Male & Female. 65+. Varying range of physical and mental capabilities along with a wide range of illnesses.

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  1. Research Stage Research Jamie Wade

  2. Topic Preventing mobility loss of patients in nursing homes. Research Jamie Wade

  3. Mobility Research Jamie Wade

  4. Demographic Male & Female 65+ Varying range of physical and mental capabilities along with a wide range of illnesses. Research Jamie Wade

  5. Current approaches Research Jamie Wade

  6. Ethnographic Research • Most of nurses time is spent moving patients. • Simple tasks such as moving from bed to chair require patients to have assistance. • Independence taken away, relay to much on help when it can be avoided. • People reduced to sitting in chairs for the day not being able to interact with hobbies they had before they went into the nursing home. • Certain equipment not used as it is to complicated. • If a task could not be completed correctly by a patient they tended not to repeat the task and just gave up. • Using wheel chairs as to walking aids as fear of falling and injury is a mindset. • Frustration at night time when a person has to be helped into bed and cannot do it themselves. The thought of being an annoyance. Research Jamie Wade

  7. Ergonomics Safety while retaining comfort. Restrictions of the audience. Capabilities. Range of illness and disabilities. Research Jamie Wade

  8. Loss of independence Learned disability Factors Environment Motivation Achievement Fear Research Jamie Wade

  9. Risks for elderly • Falls • Medication risks (Warfin) • Osteoporosis • Thyroid illnesses • Confidence reduced if task cannot be completed • Cuts and bruises • Physiological Research Jamie Wade

  10. Rewards for elderly • Mobility • Confidence • Freedom • Independence • Happiness • Enthusiasm • Sense of new life • Victory in their task Research Jamie Wade

  11. Physiological Factors • Fear and this acts as a disabler. • Lack of achievement if task cannot be completed. • Depression. • Not being able to understand the task so to complete it correctly. • Self motivation. • Perception of being old. • Thought of using technology. Research Jamie Wade

  12. Example • Experiment carried out in Scandinavia • To test the difference in age groups regards to building muscle. • Age groups of 20-30 and 70-85 years old. • Given routine tasks to perform each day for 6 weeks. • Muscle properties measured before and after experiment for both groups. • Result: Both groups muscle properties grew equally. • Conclusion: Mobility loss due to can be prevented as muscle builds no matter what age. Research Jamie Wade

  13. Rules and guidelines for medical equipment. Research Jamie Wade

  14. Key Research findings • To restore confidence and independence to patients. • Catering for all elderly patients no matter what illness or disability. • Maximise use of their anatomy. • To eliminate fear as a disabler. • Enable the use of technology. • Maintain safety. • To prevent the “Learned disability”. • Have patient receive a sense of achievement when performing a task. Research Jamie Wade

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