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dc.contributor.authorKuys, SS
dc.contributor.authorDolecka, UE
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, CA
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:50:06Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:50:06Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-02-14T04:04:36Z
dc.identifier.issn0156-5788
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AH10943
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42529
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine the number and types of chairs available for patient use; to establish minimum criteria of appropriate chairs; and to assess the suitability of available chairs to seat patients admitted to medical wards. Methods: Audit of chairs available in medical wards in a tertiary referral public hospital was conducted. All chairs relevant to patient use were photographed and counted. An expert panel determined minimum criteria of appropriate seating for older patients from functional, occupational health and safety, ergonomic, infection control and usability view points. Numbers of chairs meeting the minimum criteria level was recorded and was expressed as a percentage of the number of required chairs (hospitalized patients able to be sat out of bed). Results: A total of 270 chairs with 36 different types identified. The majority, 231 (85%) chairs, did not meet the minimum criteria. Thirty-nine chairs met the minimum criteria for patients to sit in. 113 (66%) patients were unable to sit out bed. Conclusion: This study identified that there were insufficient appropriate chairs available for patients to sit out of bed in this facility. This has potential implications for functional ability of the patients, particularly for the older person.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom316
dc.relation.ispartofpageto319
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Health Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume35
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode119999
dc.titleAppropriate seating for medical patients: an audit
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Rehabilitation Sciences
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKuys, Suzanne S.


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