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Technical note: Ergonomics, gerontechnology, and design for the home-environment

✍ Scribed by Maria Rita Pinto; Stefania De Medici; Clarke Van Sant; Alfredo Bianchi; Andre Zlotnicki; Claudio Napoli

Book ID: 104105017
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 149 KB
Volume: 31
Category: Article
ISSN: 0003-6870
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-6870(99)00058-7

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✦ Synopsis

An ergonomic approach could improve the quality of life and activities in daily living. Gerontechnology reduces the effects of age-related impairments with technological devices and particular design for the home-environment. Physiological decline with increasing age renders the daily activities at home more difficult. This paper highlights some "common sense" and specific design suggestions in the entrance and kitchen, aimed to increase the self-sufficiency of elderly people. We suggest that gerontechnology may have a particular role in the improvement of comfort and safety for aged people.

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