Assistive Paddle Mounting System for Para-Kayaking Sports

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act a person with a disability is one who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. In the United States, 61 million adults live with a disability. Consequently, parasports—sports designed to accommodate the limitations of the disabled—have increased in popularity in the US. Assistive devices for kayaking specifically benefit those that are unable to participate in traditional kayaking sports. The extra support helps compensate for their inability to handle a paddle. A previous design, the Gamut Hinged Mount by Angle Oar, allowed for users to handle a paddle by holding it in place by a static bar, however, this design has poor structural stability and a short life product life span. Considering these shortcomings, the team developed a new paddle holder that mimics the motions that a regular paddler would experience. The new device\u27s key characteristic includes a ball & socket within a 20° angled arched rail allowing for natural figure-8 motion profile. Additionally, the team focused on using lightweight and strong marine grade materials to increase the life expectancy of the paddle mount. After creating the adaptive device, in SolidWorks, a motion-path simulation was performed on the model. And after overlaying the motion-profile of a regular paddler over the simulation, the results showed that they were nearly identical. This is a step towards the team’s goal of creating a device that could help those with a mobility disability that want to kayak again

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Funcionalidad de los adultos mayores de los Centros Vida de Villavicencio – Colombia.

Objective: Characterize the social and demographic conditions, and the functional ability of elders in Life Centers (LC) in the city of Villavicencio. Materials and methods: Quantitative and descriptive study, non-probabilistic discrete sampling with n=635; the instruments used were the Barthel scale and the Lawton and Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale (IADL). To identify the sociodemographic variables, an instrument was elaborated by the authors. The processing and analysis was made using SPSS Statistics® 20. Results: In the study, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women in the age range between 60 and 100 years, with a median age of 73 years. Regarding the evaluation of basic daily activities, 59.4% of the elders are independent. On the other hand, for instrumental activities of daily living, 67.6% of elders are independent. Conclusion: Elders from the Life Centers in the city of Villavicencio are, generally, functional elders; however, there is an important group with risk factors, which indicates that prevention of dependency and promotion of successful aging strategies should be implemented. Objetivo: Caracterizar as condições sociais, demográficas e a funcionalidade dos idosos dos Centros Vida (CV) da cidade de Villavicencio. Materiais e métodos: Estudo descritivo, quantitativo, amostragem não probabilística discricional, onde se obteve um n=635; os instrumentos empregados foram a escala de Barthel e a escala de Lawton & Brody. Para identificar as variáveis sociais e demográficas empregou-se um instrumento elaborado pelas pesquisadoras. O processamento e a análise dos dados realizou-se empregando o programa SPSS® versão 20. Resultados: 0 47,4 % foram homens e o 52,6 % mulheres com idades entre os 60 e 100 anos, com uma mediana de idade de 73 anos. Na avaliação das atividades básicas do dia a dia, o 59,4 % dos idosos eram independentes. Do mesmo modo, para realizar as atividades instrumentadas do dia a dia, observou-se que o 67,6% dos idosos são independentes. Conclusão: Os idosos acompanhados nos Centros Vida da cidade de Villavencio são, geralmente, idosos funcionais, entretanto, existe um grupo importante com fatores de risco, o que indica que devem-se implementar estratégias de prevenção de dependência e promoção de envelhecimento exitoso.Objetivo: Caracterizar las condiciones sociales, demográficas y la funcionalidad de los adultos mayores de los Centros Vida (CV) de la ciudad de Villavicencio. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, cuantitativo, muestreo no probabilístico discrecional, donde se obtuvo un n=635; los instrumentos usados fueron la escala de Barthel y el instrumento de Lawton y Brody. Para identificar las variables sociodemográficas, el instrumento fue elaborado por las autoras. El procesamiento y análisis se realizó en el programa SPSS® versión 20. Resultados: El 47,4 % son hombres y el 52,6 % son mujeres con edades entre los 60 y 100 años, con una edad mediana de 73 años. Respecto a la valoración de las actividades básicas de la vida diaria, el 59,4 % de los adultos mayores son independientes. Por otro lado, para las actividades instrumentadas de la vida diaria, se tiene que el 67,6 % de los adultos mayores presenta una valoración de independiente. Conclusión: Los adultos mayores adscritos a los Centros Vida de la ciudad de Villavicencio son, en general, adultos mayores funcionales; sin embargo, existe un grupo importante con factores de riesgo, lo que indica que se deben implementar estrategias de prevención de dependencia y promoción de envejecimiento exitoso

Funcionalidad de los adultos mayores de los Centros Vida de Villavicencio – Colombia.: Functionality of the older adults of the Life Centres of Villavicencio - Colombia.

Objective: Characterize the social and demographic conditions, and the functional ability of elders in Life Centers (LC) in the city of Villavicencio. Materials and methods: Quantitative and descriptive study, non-probabilistic discrete sampling with n=635; the instruments used were the Barthel scale and the Lawton and Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale (IADL). To identify the sociodemographic variables, an instrument was elaborated by the authors. The processing and analysis was made using SPSS Statistics® 20. Results: In the study, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women in the age range between 60 and 100 years, with a median age of 73 years. Regarding the evaluation of basic daily activities, 59.4% of the elders are independent. On the other hand, for instrumental activities of daily living, 67.6% of elders are independent. Conclusion: Elders from the Life Centers in the city of Villavicencio are, generally, functional elders; however, there is an important group with risk factors, which indicates that prevention of dependency and promotion of successful aging strategies should be implemented. Objetivo: Caracterizar las condiciones sociales, demográficas y la funcionalidad de los adultos mayores de los Centros Vida (CV) de la ciudad de Villavicencio. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, cuantitativo, muestreo no probabilístico discrecional, donde se obtuvo un n=635; los instrumentos usados fueron la escala de Barthel y el instrumento de Lawton y Brody. Para identificar las variables sociodemográficas, el instrumento fue elaborado por las autoras. El procesamiento y análisis se realizó en el programa SPSS® versión 20. Resultados: El 47,4 % son hombres y el 52,6 % son mujeres con edades entre los 60 y 100 años, con una edad mediana de 73 años. Respecto a la valoración de las actividades básicas de la vida diaria, el 59,4 % de los adultos mayores son independientes. Por otro lado, para las actividades instrumentadas de la vida diaria, se tiene que el 67,6 % de los adultos mayores presenta una valoración de independiente. Conclusión: Los adultos mayores adscritos a los Centros Vida de la ciudad de Villavicencio son, en general, adultos mayores funcionales; sin embargo, existe un grupo importante con factores de riesgo, lo que indica que se deben implementar estrategias de prevención de dependencia y promoción de envejecimiento exitoso

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