Human Factors Research Needs for an Aging Population

✍ Scribed by National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Board on Human-Systems Integration; Committee on Human Factors; Panel on Human Factors Research Issues for an Aging Population

Publisher: National Academies Press
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Leaves: 97
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book describes the demographic, sociological, and ecological background of the aging society, identifies human factors problems associated with aging, summarizes currently relevant information, and recommends directions for research. It suggests a program of research and technology development for the purpose of ameliorating the effects of functional changes that accompany the aging process and provides a basis for additional research and application of human factors engineering data to the design of environments in which aging people must function.

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