2C1-2 A Study of Development of Senior-friendly Products through Usability Test

抄録

As the population ages, demand for senior-friendly products has gradually increased. Under these circumstances, usability test aimed to make these products more competitive in terms of quality has been perceived as a critical means. In particular, ergonomically wrong-designed products could prove fatal to elderly people. Hence, this study aims to introduce a decent usability test method for the development of senior-friendly products and investigate how to support the development through the usability test. For the usability test of senior citizens, survey indicators were developed by safety, manipulability and satisfaction, and the survey was assessed by the elderly, experts and caregivers. Then, the obtained data were used for the development and improvement of products.