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## Objectives: This study compared the body contact pressure profiles of 2 types of mattresses: latex and polyurethane. ## Methods: Twenty participants were required to lie down on the different mattresses in 3 different postures for 6 minutes, and their body contact pressure profiles were recorded with a pressure mat sensor. ## Results: The data indicated that the latex mattress was able to reduce the peak body pressure on the torso and buttocks and achieve a higher proportion of low-pressure regions compared with the polyurethane mattress. ## Conclusions: Latex mattress reduced peak body pressure and achieved a more even distribution of pressure compared with polyurethane mattress across different sleeping postures.

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Author

Fan-Zhe Low; Matthew Chin-Heng Chua; Pan-Yin Lim; Chen-Hua Yeow

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2017

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)