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Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia

Universal design refers to wide range of ideas intended to establish facilities that are naturally applicable to small population like people with disabilities (PWDs), and subsequently, for older people, adults, and children. In that case, an anthropometric database for the Malaysian wheelchair user...

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Main Authors: Adnan, Nursyahirah, Md Dawal, Siti Zawiah
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Published: Elsevier 2019
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24308/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2018.11.002
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spelling my.um.eprints.243082020-05-18T04:24:23Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24308/ Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia Adnan, Nursyahirah Md Dawal, Siti Zawiah TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Universal design refers to wide range of ideas intended to establish facilities that are naturally applicable to small population like people with disabilities (PWDs), and subsequently, for older people, adults, and children. In that case, an anthropometric database for the Malaysian wheelchair users population should be initiated. A total of 52 participants took part in this study, which involved 41 males and 11 females from Malaysian wheelchair users with their ages ranging from 20 to 50 years old. 15 anthropometric dimensions were defined in designing workstations for wheelchair users. Interviews and surveys were conducted to investigate the problems faced by wheelchair users when using existing workstations in Malaysia. The result from t-test of SPSS software indicated that there are significant differences in the anthropometric dimensions between Malaysian wheelchair users population and Malaysian able-bodied population. The examples of sitting workstations designed based on wheelchair user preferences were also presented in this study. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Elsevier 2019 Article PeerReviewed Adnan, Nursyahirah and Md Dawal, Siti Zawiah (2019) Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia. Measurement, 136. pp. 786-794. ISSN 0263-2241 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2018.11.002 doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2018.11.002
institution Universiti Malaya
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country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Malaya
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Adnan, Nursyahirah
Md Dawal, Siti Zawiah
Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia
description Universal design refers to wide range of ideas intended to establish facilities that are naturally applicable to small population like people with disabilities (PWDs), and subsequently, for older people, adults, and children. In that case, an anthropometric database for the Malaysian wheelchair users population should be initiated. A total of 52 participants took part in this study, which involved 41 males and 11 females from Malaysian wheelchair users with their ages ranging from 20 to 50 years old. 15 anthropometric dimensions were defined in designing workstations for wheelchair users. Interviews and surveys were conducted to investigate the problems faced by wheelchair users when using existing workstations in Malaysia. The result from t-test of SPSS software indicated that there are significant differences in the anthropometric dimensions between Malaysian wheelchair users population and Malaysian able-bodied population. The examples of sitting workstations designed based on wheelchair user preferences were also presented in this study. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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author Adnan, Nursyahirah
Md Dawal, Siti Zawiah
author_facet Adnan, Nursyahirah
Md Dawal, Siti Zawiah
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title Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia
title_short Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia
title_full Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia
title_fullStr Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in Malaysia
title_sort applied anthropometric for wheelchair user in malaysia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24308/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2018.11.002
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