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What is Older Adults

Chapter 15
Handbook of Research on Ergonomics and Product Design
Adults over 60 years old.
Published in Chapter:
User Characteristics and Ergonomic Properties for Daily Objects Design
John A. Rey-Galindo (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico), Elvia Luz González-Muñoz (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico), and Alicia Libertad Rizo-Corona (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5234-5.ch015
Abstract
An analysis of different objects of daily use was made, specifically four models of lemon squeezers, three models of can openers, and four models of clothespins. Such analysis is made focusing on the strength needed to complete the task and the dimensional relation between the hands and object grips that impact both in ease of use and user well-being itself, identifying the gap between young and older adults characteristics and capabilities and the features of the object. This comparison was supported by a dynamometric study to identify the maximum capabilities of strength application in two different grip forces very common in daily life. These two grip forces are the ground of the interaction with the analyzed products. In conjunction with the force, the registry made an anthropometric assessment of different anatomical points in the hands.
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Chapter 645
Web Access by Older Adult Users
An older adult is defined as a person who is 60 years or older in the National Institute on Aging’s guidelines on making senior-friendly sites.
Published in Chapter: Web Access by Older Adult Users; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 7
Study Plans and Programs Supporting Geriatric Dentistry Teaching in Cuba: An Update
An older person is defined by the United Nations as a person who is over 60 years of age. However, families and communities often use other sociocultural referents to define age, including family status (grandparents), physical appearance, or age-related health conditions.
Published in Chapter: Study Plans and Programs Supporting Geriatric Dentistry Teaching in Cuba: An Update; From: Geriatric Dentistry in the Age of Digital Technology
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Chapter 9
Do Loneliness and Social Connectedness Improve in Older Adults Through Mobile Technology?
A term for senior citizens who are at the age of retirement from full-time employment.
Published in Chapter: Do Loneliness and Social Connectedness Improve in Older Adults Through Mobile Technology?; From: Disruptive and Emerging Technology Trends Across Education and the Workplace
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