DEVELOPMENT OF STATIC CHAIR DESIGN FOR POSTMENOPAUSESAL OSTEOPOROSIS

• Main Author: Laurenti Hasibuan, Elisabeth
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/63332
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Calcification of the Bones or Osteoporosis is a condition where bone density decreases and this disease is usually carried by the elderly. The type of Osteoporosis that the author chooses is Postmenopausal Osteoporosis because women are the most common sufferers of Osteoporosis. This disease also causes the sufferer to become stooped because the bones are not strong enough to support the weight anymore. In Indonesia, women have a risk of osteoporosis 4 times higher than men. This condition makes it difficult for people with disabilities to change positions from sleeping, to sitting to standing, and vice versa. The change of position is also accompanied by a change of place, namely from a bed to a regular chair, and followed by walking using a cane, also requiring the patient to at least stand and sit in the chair provided. The product precedence available in the community is only focused on being used in hospitals, and can only be used for shifting positions from sleeping to sitting and has not been developed properly. Because of these factors, research was conducted to find design solutions that are suitable for people with disabilities, and products that can be used in other places, including homes. The research methodology to be carried out is qualitative, and it is hoped that this research will produce a prototype of a chair that can function as a bed and a tool to help people stand up so that there is less movement of positions that can be painful for peop