Evaluation of Electric and Air-Powered Shopping Scooters in Grocery Stores.
| Autor: | Daveler BJ; From the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (BJD, BG, IJE, GGG, RC, RAC); and Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (BJD, RC, RAC)., Gebrosky B, Eckstein IJ, Grindle GG, Cooper R, Cooper RA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation [Am J Phys Med Rehabil] 2024 Sep 01; Vol. 103 (9), pp. 819-826. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 06. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002457 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: The purpose of this study was to further previous research and gather additional information regarding the usage of motorized shopping scooters as well as feedback for improvements to an air-powered scooter. Methods: Online surveys were used to assess individuals' shopping characteristics and experience using the motorized scooters and to gather feedback from store employees regarding their experience. K-Means clustering analysis was used to determine user demographics who chose to use the air-powered scooter versus the electric-powered scooter while shopping. Results: A total of 127 individuals provided informed consent, 65 individuals from site 1 and 62 individuals from site 2. One hundred twenty participants met the inclusion criteria and completed the survey. K-Means clustering found that age, type of personal mobility device, shopping bill total, and frequency using a motorized shopping scooter to be significant factors in whether individuals chose to use an air-powered scooter or electric-powered scooter. Conclusions: Motorized shopping scooters are in high demand and used by a wide variety of individuals, yet electric-powered scooters are commonly unavailable because of having dead batteries or all the devices being in use. Air-powered scooters may serve as a practical replacement for the current electric-powered scooters found in grocery and retail stores. Competing Interests: Financial disclosure statements have been obtained, and no conflicts of interest have been reported by the authors or by any individuals in control of the content of this article. (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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