Grab Bar Grasp Location During Bathtub Exit and Sit-to-Stand Transfers: Biomechanical Evaluation
Grab bar grasp location varied between proactive and reactive grasp scenarios and was linked to user height for some situations. These findings may be used to guide the selection of a grab bar installation location to support multiple bathing tasks.
Authors
- Roger E. Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3430-972X)
- Iris C. Levine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-1579)
- Konika Nirmalanathan
- Alison C. Novak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5073-3155)
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/69442
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01