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ENABLE MOBILITY

Gustafsson, Matilda (2018) In Diploma work IDEL01 20181
Industrial Design
Abstract
Being fed through a feeding tube is a part of many peoples
everyday lives, and comes with some challenges. One of
these challenges are mobility. Today people with feeding
tubes are able to stay mobile using a backpack, either
provided by a feeding tube company or using an altered
regular backpack. Unfortunately the backpacks are often seen as heavy and uncomfortable.

In order to further understand their needs when it comes to mobility with a feeding tube a research was conducted, were both ergonomic and physiological aspects were looked at.

The result is a simple lightweight backpack. A backpack
made to not only function well as a carrier of the feeding tube supplies, but also fulfills the need of the user to feel... (More)
Being fed through a feeding tube is a part of many peoples
everyday lives, and comes with some challenges. One of
these challenges are mobility. Today people with feeding
tubes are able to stay mobile using a backpack, either
provided by a feeding tube company or using an altered
regular backpack. Unfortunately the backpacks are often seen as heavy and uncomfortable.

In order to further understand their needs when it comes to mobility with a feeding tube a research was conducted, were both ergonomic and physiological aspects were looked at.

The result is a simple lightweight backpack. A backpack
made to not only function well as a carrier of the feeding tube supplies, but also fulfills the need of the user to feel confident and fashionable. (Less)
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author
Gustafsson, Matilda
supervisor
organization
course
IDEL01 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
publication/series
Diploma work
report number
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--18/50395-SE
other publication id
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/ EX--18/50395-SE
language
English
id
8957929
date added to LUP
2019-11-18 10:04:39
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2019-11-18 10:04:39
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  abstract     = {{Being fed through a feeding tube is a part of many peoples 
everyday lives, and comes with some challenges. One of 
these challenges are mobility. Today people with feeding 
tubes are able to stay mobile using a backpack, either 
provided by a feeding tube company or using an altered 
regular backpack. Unfortunately the backpacks are often seen as heavy and uncomfortable. 

In order to further understand their needs when it comes to mobility with a feeding tube a research was conducted, were both ergonomic and physiological aspects were looked at. 

The result is a simple lightweight backpack. A backpack 
made to not only function well as a carrier of the feeding tube supplies, but also fulfills the need of the user to feel confident and fashionable.}},
  author       = {{Gustafsson, Matilda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{ENABLE MOBILITY}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}