Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence

Caring for a child with cerebral palsy (CP) at home represents a major challenge and can have a significant impact on the caregiver’s physical and psychological well-being. Caregivers and professionals often feel uncomfortable with adolescents’ emerging behaviours. Adolescents’ need for privacy requ...

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Authors: Bernatchez, Marie-Claire, Poirier, Christèle, Morales, Ernesto, Maltais, Désirée
Format: article
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/111881
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/111881
https://dx.doi.org/10.17411/jacces.v7i2.119
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cerebral palsied
Bathrooms -- Design and construction
Cerebral palsy
Adolescents
Design solution
Bathroom
Independence
Privacy
Paràlisi cerebral
Discapacitats
Cambres de bany
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Disseny::Disseny industrial
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spelling Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independenceBernatchez, Marie-ClairePoirier, ChristèleMorales, ErnestoMaltais, DésiréeCerebral palsiedBathrooms -- Design and constructionCerebral palsyAdolescentsDesign solutionBathroomIndependencePrivacyParàlisi cerebralDiscapacitatsCambres de banyÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Disseny::Disseny industrialCaring for a child with cerebral palsy (CP) at home represents a major challenge and can have a significant impact on the caregiver’s physical and psychological well-being. Caregivers and professionals often feel uncomfortable with adolescents’ emerging behaviours. Adolescents’ need for privacy requires a certain level of independence to be achieved. However, the physical environment may cause problems in achieving the required degree of privacy. The main objective of this study was to explore and identify realistic, evidence-based solutions to promote independence and privacy in the bathroom for teenagers with CP. The authors used a two-stage co-design process: the conception of the design solution, followed by validation. The results of this project demonstrate the need to combine original technical aids and environmental settings to create a safe, hygienic environment for the user. The results can guide therapists in their clinical approach to designing washing facilities that meet the hygiene and psychological needs of other adolescents, adults and seniors with mobility impairments.Peer ReviewedCàtedra d'Accessibilitat (CATAC)20172017-11-3020172017-12-13journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/111881https://dx.doi.org/10.17411/jacces.v7i2.119reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1118812026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
title Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
spellingShingle Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
Bernatchez, Marie-Claire
Cerebral palsied
Bathrooms -- Design and construction
Cerebral palsy
Adolescents
Design solution
Bathroom
Independence
Privacy
Paràlisi cerebral
Discapacitats
Cambres de bany
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Disseny::Disseny industrial
title_short Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
title_full Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
title_fullStr Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
title_full_unstemmed Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
title_sort Rethinking the bathroom for adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: an exploratory pilot study addressing privacy and independence
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bernatchez, Marie-Claire
Poirier, Christèle
Morales, Ernesto
Maltais, Désirée
author Bernatchez, Marie-Claire
author_facet Bernatchez, Marie-Claire
Poirier, Christèle
Morales, Ernesto
Maltais, Désirée
author_role author
author2 Poirier, Christèle
Morales, Ernesto
Maltais, Désirée
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cerebral palsied
Bathrooms -- Design and construction
Cerebral palsy
Adolescents
Design solution
Bathroom
Independence
Privacy
Paràlisi cerebral
Discapacitats
Cambres de bany
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Disseny::Disseny industrial
topic Cerebral palsied
Bathrooms -- Design and construction
Cerebral palsy
Adolescents
Design solution
Bathroom
Independence
Privacy
Paràlisi cerebral
Discapacitats
Cambres de bany
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura::Disseny::Disseny industrial
description Caring for a child with cerebral palsy (CP) at home represents a major challenge and can have a significant impact on the caregiver’s physical and psychological well-being. Caregivers and professionals often feel uncomfortable with adolescents’ emerging behaviours. Adolescents’ need for privacy requires a certain level of independence to be achieved. However, the physical environment may cause problems in achieving the required degree of privacy. The main objective of this study was to explore and identify realistic, evidence-based solutions to promote independence and privacy in the bathroom for teenagers with CP. The authors used a two-stage co-design process: the conception of the design solution, followed by validation. The results of this project demonstrate the need to combine original technical aids and environmental settings to create a safe, hygienic environment for the user. The results can guide therapists in their clinical approach to designing washing facilities that meet the hygiene and psychological needs of other adolescents, adults and seniors with mobility impairments.
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