Subjective feelings of the elderly on current mechanical prevention of deep vein thrombosis

The ageing of elderly lower limb muscle and venous valves, plus having sedentary lifestyle cause the blood stasis in their lower limbs. On the aspect of mechanical prevention for deep vein thrombosis, most of the current research focuses on the effectiveness instead of the subjective feelings which could lead the using willingness of the elderly. This study uses focus group discussion methodology to investigate the elderly subjective feelings on the current mechanical prevention. Five healthy elderly and two senior caregivers will be recruited. The graduated compression stockings, intermittent pneumatic compression and neuromuscular electrical stimulation will be introduced before the group’s trial. Each individual has a five-minute trial for each device and a ten-minute break between trials while the comfort of the individual will be assessed. The conclusion of this study will provide suggestions for subsequent prevention device design of elderly lower limb deep vein thrombosis.