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Usability Evaluation of the Safer Seat
Sponsor: Julie Faieta
Summary
This is an initial usability assessment of a vehicle Seat Transfer device, the Safer Seat. The study will involve target end users (individuals with mobility impairments) trialing the Safer Seat and providing feedback via the Technology Acceptance Model Survey's Modified from Davis (1985) and brief qualitative interview.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
8
Start Date
2025-04-09
Completion Date
2025-08-01
Last Updated
2026-08-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Safer Seat Usability Trial
Participants will be asked to transfer onto/off of the vehicle seat using their normal method of transfer and then to trial transferring onto/off of a vehicle seat with the Safer Seat 1 one or more times with study personnel. Demographic data will be recorded for all participants to include age, sex, and type of mobility disability. Transfers will be observed by the research personnel and success in transfers will be recorded according to the Physical Mobility Scale. Usefulness and usability of the Safer Seat transfer experience will be reported by participants via Technology Acceptance Model Surveys; and participants will engage in a brief semi structured interview that will be audio recorded and transcribed via Microsoft Teams.
Locations (1)
Univeristy of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States