Child Strength Methods at HFES

Last month at the HFES annual meeting, Dr. Monica Jones presented an overview of our methods for gathering data on child strength. In the past year we have gathered functional strength data from over 500 children with ages from six months to five years. Strength is challenging to measure for adults, but for children different methods are needed that depend on the level of motor and cognitive development. Dr. Jones and Sheila Ebert worked with developmental psychologists, pediatricians and other experts to develop novel methods. This work was funded by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and will provide valuable new information to inform the design of safe products.