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The effect of a silicone gel layered mattress on interface pressure and comfort

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Ohashi, Toshihiko Ikeda, Shingo Endo, Toshihiro Kawamura, Tomokazu Sanjo, Masanori Shitaba, Hiroaki Ono, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Mayuki Nakayama, Ai Okano, Akihiro Tamura, Hisae Sakuragawa, S. Nagahashi, Terri Lee Ikeda, Kenji Okamoto, Katsuro Yamazaki, Kiyoyuki Kanai, Naoaki
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	Reducing pressure is one of the most important factors in preventing decubitus. One way to reduce pressure is to redistribute pressure over as large an area as possible. Soft polyurethane mattresses are good for redistributing pressure, however this type of mattress does not provide sufficient back support. So in order to reduce pressure and provide sufficient support, we have developed a silicone gel layered mattress.Silicone gel is frequently used as a shock absorber in various types of machines and our tests showed that silicone gel was superior to standard polyurethane mattress materials in reducing interface pressure. The silicone gel layered mattress was also preferred by volunteers over a standard hard mattress and a standard soft mattress.
Starting Page	31
Ending Page	32
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.2978/jsas.13.31
Volume Number	13
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsas1989/13/1-2/13_1-2_31/_pdf/-char/ja
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.2978/jsas.13.31
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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