Correlation of ISO 16840-2:2007 impact damping and hysteresis measures for a sample of wheelchair seating cushions.

Hysteresis and impact damping measures were made on 37 wheelchair seating cushions according to ISO 16840-2:2007 Wheelchair seating-Part 2: Determination of physical and mechanical characteristics of devices intended to manage tissue integrity-seat cushions. These measures were then correlated using Spearman and Pearson correlations to investigate the relationship between them. Correlations were also conducted on the subset of cushions comprising only those with planar foam construction.

ISO 16840-2:2007 load deflection and hysteresis measurements for a sample of wheelchair seating cushions.

Load deflection and hysteresis measurements were made on 37 wheelchair seating cushions according to ISO 16840-2:2007. Load deflection plots for all 37 cushions are reported and fundamental aspects of graph interpretation discussed. ISO hysteresis data are also reported and interpretation discussed.