Determination of the Flexion Angles of the Hip and Knee Joints and their Relationship with Basic Subject Attributes during an Easy Posture Shampoo Regimen Using Kelly Pads in Healthy Elderly People

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  • Kimura Shizuka
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
  • Sawada Kyoko
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Takarazuka University School of Nursing
  • Ueyama Naomi
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Takarazuka University School of Nursing
  • Hayama Yuka
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
  • Hayashi Ayako
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Naragakuen University
  • Chuman Nariko
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Naragakuen University

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  • 健康な高齢者におけるケリーパッドを用いた安楽な洗髪姿勢時の股関節・膝関節の屈曲角度，及びそれら角度と基本属性の関連
  • ケンコウ ナ コウレイシャ ニ オケル ケリーパッド オ モチイタ アンラク ナ センパツ シセイジ ノ コカンセツ ・ シツカンセツ ノ クッキョク カクド,オヨビ ソレラ カクド ト キホン ゾクセイ ノ カンレン

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<p>The use of Kelly pads is a less physical burden for hair shampooing in a supine position on a bed, but it is not clear how much flexion of the knee joint is comfortable for the subject. To clarify the appropriate posture for assisting hair shampooing in the supine position using the Kelly pad, the comfortable hip and knee flexion angles were examined for 51 healthy elderly people. In addition, the relationship between the angles and height, weight, BMI, body fat percentage, thigh length, or lower leg length was also examined.</p><p>1) The flexion angle of the hip joint, which felt comfortable, was 34.7±9.6 degrees, and the flexion angle of the knee joint was 73.2±20.1 degrees.</p><p>2) There was a positive correlation (r=0.907) between the flexion angles of the hip and knee joints, which felt comfortable, and the flexion angle of the knee joint was 2.1±0.3 times the flexion angle of the hip joint.</p><p>3) Hip and knee flexion angles were not associated with sex, age, height, weight, BMI, body fat percentage, or lower leg length.</p><p>4) The thigh length high value group showed a significantly (p<0.05) smaller hip flexion angle than the low value group.</p><p>These results can be used to determine the flexion angles of the hip and knee joints when　assisting hair shampooing in the supine position using the Kelly pad.</p>

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