Evaluation of the effect of different sitting assistive devices in reclining wheelchair on interface pressure

Table 1 Results of pressure measurement on the back area

Modes	BCA (cm²)	BAP (kPa)	BPP (kPa)
BRM	152.44 ± 88.02	2.59 ± 0.31	4.71 ± 1.35
P (BRM vs. LBM)	0.518	0.063	0.162
P (BRM vs. FBM)	0.796	0.550	0.305
P (BRM vs. LFBM)	0.918	0.132	0.023
LBM	166.19 ± 93.59	2.39 ± 0.20	4.10 ± 0.80
P (LBM vs. FBM)	0.642	0.213	0.576
P (LBM vs. LFBM)	0.938	0.569	0.407
FBM	153.69 ± 70.73	2.53 ± 0.35	4.44 ± 1.50
P (FBM vs. LFBM)	0.959	0.300	0.255
LFBM	163.06 ± 83.18	2.42 ± 0.30	3.87 ± 1.26
P (BRM vs. LBM vs. FBM vs. LFBM)	0.913	0.178	0.019

Comparison of mean contact area (CA), average pressure (AP), and peak pressure (PP) on the back area (BCA, BAP, and BPP) across four different modes, which include back reclined mode (BRM), lumbar support with back reclined mode (LBM), femur upward with back reclined mode (FBM), and lumbar support with femur upward with back reclined mode (LFBM). Values are mean ± standard deviation (N = 16)
P is given for statistical significance

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