An active-caster drive system for motorizing a manual wheelchair

Y Munakata, A Tanaka, M Wada - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An external motorize system with an active-caster is presented in this paper. The external
motorize system is for driving a manual (hand propelled) wheelchair by electric power by …

A novel step climbing strategy for a wheelchair with active-caster add-on mechanism

Y Munakata, M Wada - 2015 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have previously developed a five-wheeled wheelchair with an active-caster drive system.
To improve motion performance of the wheelchair, we have proposed the function which …

Trust, Multidimensional Health Literacy, and Medication Adherence among Patients Undergoing Long-Term Hemodialysis

…, M Matsunami, T Okada, Y Munakata… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Basic health literacy and trust in physicians can influence medication adherence
in dialysis patients. However, how high-order health literacy is associated with medication …

Modeling and analysis of static wheelie of a five-wheeled wheelchair for climbing over a step

Y Munakata, M Wada - 2014 IEEE/ASME International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose an unique step climbing method for a manual wheelchair with an
add-on drive unit. We have proposed the active-caster drive system for an add-on drive unit …

A five-wheel wheelchair with an active-caster drive system

Y Munakata, A Tanaka, M Wada - 2013 IEEE 13th International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel wheelchair system with an active-caster drive mechanism is presented in this paper.
A manual (hand propelled) wheelchair with an external single-wheel drive system forms a …

Development and external validation of a practical diagnostic support tool,′ ABC2-Screener′, to predict sarcopenia among patients on maintenance haemodialysis …

M Matsunami, T Aita, T Kamitani, Y Munakata, A Kawaji… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background and hypothesis. Sarcopenia is common in patients undergoing maintenance
haemodialysis (MHD); however, the current diagnostic support tools for sarcopenia are difficult …

Association Between Person-Centered Care Quality and Advance Care Planning Participation in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional …

…, A Kawaji, T Toishi, M Matsunami, Y Munakata… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Rationale & Objective: Person-centered care (PCC), which incorporates patients' preferences
and values not only for medical care but also for their life, in decision making has been …

Association between person-centred care quality and advance care planning participation in haemodialysis

…, T Toishi, M Matsunami, Y Munakata… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2024 - spcare.bmj.com
Objective Person-centred care (PCC), which incorporates patients’ preferences and values
for medical care and their life, has been proposed in decision-making for promoting advance …

The mediating role of trust in physicians on the association between multidimensional health literacy and medication adherence in hemodialysis: A cross-sectional …

…, A Kawaji, M Matsunami, T Okada, Y Munakata… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Rationale & Objective: Basic health literacy (HL) and trust in physicians can influence medication
adherence (MA) in dialysis patients. However, how high-order HL is associated with MA…

[HTML][HTML] Development and analysis of a novel add-on drive mechanism for motorizing a manual wheelchair and its step climbing strategy

Y Munakata, M Wada - Robomech Journal, 2015 - Springer
In this study, a novel step climbing method for a five-wheeled wheelchair, composed of a
manual wheelchair and an active-caster drive system, has been proposed. Because the active-…