Conclusion for the Prop Package (2)
1) What?
- challenging but does not require a lot of effect
2) Who?
- memorable activities that involve people
3) Where?
- in school
Conclusion for the prop package
Conclusion for the prop package:
- For those people who prefer outdoor activities, they like to have the surrounding to have fresh air, green scenery and not to be affected by the weather
- For those people who prefer indoor activities, they like to be in a high-class surrounding or have a lot of facilities to do their activities
- There are people who walk to take mrt from their house rather than take bus to mrt
- Girls usually go for shopping as their activities while guys usually go to arcade as their activities
- Mostly they prefer to have activities that are free instead of paying for the facilities
- Before nafaa test, the people will start training. If there is no notice for nafaa test, they will do nothing to prepare
Preparation for nafaa:
1 – prepare and useful
0 – prepare and not useful
x – didn’t prepare at all
| Standing Board Jump | Shuttle Run | 2.4km Run | Pull Up | Sit and Reach | Sit up |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| X | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X |
| x | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Their memorable activities usually have friends to accompany and their activities are relaxing and do not require a lot of energy or effect. Mostly the activities are indoor activities.
Week 3 – Research
Benefits of Physical Fitness :
* Physical Benefits
- improve capacity of cardiocascular and respiratory systems
- strengthens musculoskeletal system, reduces risk of oesteoporosis
- maintains flexibility, reducing risk of injury
- improved blood flow and oxygenation benefits internal organs
* Psychological Benefits
- improved self-confidence and self-image
- antidote to depression, stress and anxiety
- more positive attitude and outlook
* Health Benefits
- reduce risks of illness, obesity, and effects of aging
Components of Physical Fitness
- Cardio-Respiratory : capacity of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to deliver oxygen to the working muscles for sustained periods of energy production.
- Muscular: the maximum force that can be exerted by muscles and capacity to exert repeatedly over time
- Flexibility: ability of joints to move through its range of motion without discomfort
- Body Composition: the body’s relative percentage of body fat as compared to lean tissue mass [BMI: range of 18.9 - 22.9 (Health Promotion Board)]
Some factorss that affect physical fitness
- lifestyle: regular exercise, proper diel/nutrition, sufficient rest
- age: rate of decline associated with aging can be diminished with reqular exercise
- body type: ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph
Frequency : 3 – 5 times per week
Intensity: 60-90% of Max Heart Rate
Time: 30 – 60 minutes continuous
Week 2 – Research
Day Rehabilitation Centre: provide rehabilitation services in the community such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy to older persons who suffer from stroke, fractures, lower limb amputations and other conditions that impair functional abilities.
Apex – Day Rehabilitation Centre for elderly:
http://www.apexrehab.org.sg/welcome.htm
* provide services and care to the frail and disabled elderly as well as their carers and family members.
* They have a timetable to guide us in executing our daily activities. The followings are some of the key categories of activities.
- Morning Exercises
- Health monitoring
- Current affairs
- Physical activities
- Mental activities
- Individual activities
- Group activities
- Art therapy
- Rehabilitation exercises
- Spa rehabilitation
- Treadmill and unweighing rehabilitation
- Meals
- Karaoke
- Outings and celebrations
Week 2 – Research
Week 1 – research
After much discussion with the group members, we decided to focus our attentions to the hospital beds.
* http://www.elder-abuse-information.com/news/news_060906_hospital_beds.htm
There are incidents of patients caught, entangled or trapped in hospital beds. Bed rail design has been a problem for some nursing homes and hospitals. Nursing home residents who are confused, in acute pain, or with uncontrolled body movements or urinary problems may try to exit a bed during the night. If the patient tries to climb over or through the bed rail, he or she may fall or become caught in the rail.
HBSG also suggested some ways to prevent injuries.
Notes for the design: eliminating the use of physical restraints in nursing home
* http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm164366.htm
The hospital bed has many entrapment areas which are stated in this website. There are also motorized hospital beds which have an increased fire risk – due to the possibility of electrical shorts, overheating or materials falling into the motor casing. Not all mattresses or bed rails are suitable with any given bed frame. There is also some safety tips for the hospital beds.
Definition of the hospital bed : A bed becomes a hospital bed when it meets the requirements for being a medical device
Notes for the design: Do not be too complex
* http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealthNotifications/ucm062884.htm
Another article about the hospital bed side rails. It talks about the safety measured needed. Bed side rails should not be used as a substitute for patient protective restraints. Patients who need a protective restraint, such as a vest or wrist/leg device, must be monitored frequently while wearing it.
A very detailed article about potential life-threatening entrapment associated with hospital bed systems and ways to reducing them.
* http://www.indes.eu/Product.aspx?Product=18
It is a hospital bed for children. It was made to create effiency between the children and the adults.
Week 1 – research
Interview with Mei Rong and Daphne from Nursing School
- mental patients facing schrizophrenia : hard to handle them during high and low situation
- immobile patients : takes lots of time to faciliate them efficiently
- patients compliant about the noise of the tollery at night
- patients tend to have bed sore when they are in the hospital bed for long
- patients would accidentally press the buttons at the bedside
- difficulty in transfering the patients to a specific place (to prevent fall)
- patients will complaint about the pain after surgery and won’t dare to move about. When anesthesia wear off. patients tend to vomit
