Survey of recent researches on usability evaluation for elderly people in Japan

Abstract

As the progress of aging is very rapid in Japanese society, it is more important for us to approach for elderly people to live safety, peacefully and comfortably. It is crucial to consider the usability of artificial products and environments for elderly people, such as IT devices, home electric appliances, public devices and public facilities. However, the usability evaluation for these methods have not been established because not so many researches concerning on usability for elderly people have been investigated. In this paper, we surveyed recent researches on usability of artificial products for elderly people in Japan and classified researches and evaluation of usability. As a result, we concluded that this survey revealed research direction that is necessary in the future.