Host: Japanese Society for the Science of Design
Most of the problems of elderly people’s chair seated postures in nursing home are caused by “posterior pelvic tilt and related knee bent”, “short height”, “trunk muscle weakness”, and “kyphosis”. To prevent these problems, considerations of the design factors such as “seat height and seat depth”, “space for knee bent”, “backrest angle and pre-ischial support” and “backrest shape adjustment” were made. As a case study, development of chairs considered of proper size and knee bent handling, posture stability, standing up assistance was conducted.
