Interest of Using an Electric Wheelchair Equipped With Anti-collision Sensors for Elderly People in EHPAD

Interest of Using an Electric Wheelchair Equipped With Anti-collision Sensors to Improve the Driving Confidence of Elderly People in EHPAD

The device which is the subject of this investigation is a robotic assistance module for the driving of a semi-autonomous electric wheelchair (FRE). It's intended to accessorize the FRE to improve the safety conditions during the driving of a FRE, making it possible to decrease the rate of accident in wheelchair on the one hand, increase the confidence of driving on the other hand, and facilitate the access to the FRE of people not being able to aspire to it without the use of a device of safety of this type.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 60 years of age,
• Resident in an institution for the elderly or nursing home,
• with a electric wheelchair but expressing driving difficulties
• Having freely consented to participate in the study,
• In the case of a guardianship, the legal representative having read the information document intended for the legal guardian of an adult under legal protection (under guardianship) and having given his or her free and informed consent for the person for whom he or she is responsible to participate in the study (in agreement with the patient).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Impaired comprehension preventing the protocol from being carried out,
• Person in an emergency situation unable to give prior consent