Assistive Devices for BADL 張志仲 副教授 Jyh-Jong Chang Associate Professor TEL:2644 Office: CS505

What is BADL  Basic activities of daily living Feeding Grooming Dressing Toileting Mobility and transfer Bowel and bladder control Bathing Cognitive and communication

Main problems when doing BADL  Weakness, loss of strength  ROM limitation  Poor endurance  In-coordination and balance problem  Cognitive problem  Combined more problems listed above

 Feeding … Weakness, loss of strength ROM limitation Poor endurance In-coordination and balance problem Cognitive problem Combined more problems listed above  How come? What are the main issues encountered for the client during performing BADL

 Dressing … Weakness, loss of strength ROM limitation Poor endurance In-coordination and balance problem Cognitive problem Combined more problems listed above  How come?

Assistive Devices for BADL  Mobility and transfer … Weakness, loss of strength ROM limitation Poor endurance In-coordination and balance problem Cognitive problem Combined more problems listed above  How come?

Design of Assistive Device for Weakness problems  Example: Feeding with spoon for a person with grip power loss Feeding with spoon for a person with elbow weak strength Feeding with spoon for a person with shoulder weak strength

Design of Assistive Device for Weakness problems  Example: Lower limbs weakness Assistive devices for walking

Design of Assistive Device for ROM limitation  Example: Feeding with spoon for a person with finger ROM loss Feeding with spoon for a person with elbow ROM loss Feeding with spoon for a person with shoulder ROM loss

Design of Assistive Device for In-coordination  Example: Feeding with spoon for a person with upper limb tremor or ataxia Walking for a person with postural in- balance …

Assistive Devices in AD image database for BADL

Summary 1.Introduction to BADL 2.Problems encountered for the clients in BADL 3.What are the devices for BADL