caa a22 4500 477104657 CHVBK 20180405111550.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02110388 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02110388 A domestic assistive device for rheumatoid hands [Elektronische Daten] [Donna Davies, Shrawan Kumar] A domestic aid capable of squeezing water from a dishcloth is currently not available and such a task is performed in most households. The need for such a device was investigated. To establish the need, 54 rheumatoid arthritis patients were surveyed through a structured questionnaire for hand impairment and difficulty in this task. While 27% of the participants reported normal hand ability, 28% had minimal impairment, 39% moderate impairment, and 7% severe impairment. Sixty-one percent reported having difficulty with their hands and wrists. The mobility deficit was the cause of difficulty among 59%, and strength deficit in 80%. Ninety-three percent of patients had difficulty due to pain. The activity was avoided by 43%. If a device was available, 74% would use it. A water-squeezing device was designed and a prototype fabricated which eliminated finger and wrist stress in this task. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1996 mechanical aid nationallicence water wringer nationallicence kitchen device nationallicence rheumatoid hands nationallicence Davies Donna Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta Edmonton, 2-50 Corbett Hall, T6G 2G4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada aut Kumar Shrawan Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta Edmonton, 2-50 Corbett Hall, T6G 2G4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada aut Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 6/2(1996-06-01), 135-143 1053-0487 6:2<135 1996 6 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02110388 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02110388 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Davies Donna Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta Edmonton, 2-50 Corbett Hall, T6G 2G4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kumar Shrawan Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta Edmonton, 2-50 Corbett Hall, T6G 2G4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 6/2(1996-06-01), 135-143 1053-0487 6:2<135 1996 6 10926 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer