高齢者の心身の健康促進に活用される玩具デザインの調査分析

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In recent years, there has been a trend of caregiving facilities utilizing toys known as “Activity Toys” for conducting rehabilitation activities aimed at enhancing the mental and physical well-being of the elderly. These toys are not exclusively designed for the elderly; rather, they are products meticulously selected from among children’s toys by the Elderly Activity Development Center. Some of these toys, introduced since 2006, have already been discontinued. Nevertheless, due to the anticipated ongoing aging of the population, it is believed that there is a need to quantitatively analyze the rehabilitative effects of these toys and provide explicit guidelines for their effective utilization. Therefore, a survey was conducted involving 42 participants to extract ten representative Activity Toys and elucidate the rehabilitative effects. Furthermore, a statistical analysis was performed to explore the effects from the perspectives of both rehabilitative benefits and the allure of ownership. The results yielded guidelines for the future on-site utilization of each toy.