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Bedridden patients are defined as patients who are confined to the bed due to the inability to move. This leads to a wide range of complications such as pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are difficult to heal and require heavy medical attention. A widely used method of treatment is periodical turning of patients by caregivers. This is done to improve blood circulation and decrease the pressure on the skin. The regular turning of the patient causes an increase in caregiver burden. A study has found that 71.1% of caregivers suffer from low back pain as they do their job manually which affects their ability to care for their patients. On the long term, this causes a drastic decrease in the quality of life (QoL) of the patients. Alternative devices to the traditional method of turning are not available in the local market of Palestinian Territories. In this paper, a new design of a repositioning device is presented. The proposed device uses two rollers actuated by electric motors and attached to standard hospital bedding sheets, where the patient lying thereon can be moved as one roller turns. The design is intended to ensure the safety of patients and caregivers, and to fulfill the loc

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Author

Ghunaim, Khair (author);Elashi, Nada (author);Alser, Amany (author);Alrayyes, Taleb (author);Abuhaiba, Mohammad (author)

Publisher

IEEE

Published

2020

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction