TY - CHAP
T1 - Survey report of recent researches on usability evaluation for elderly people in Japan
AU - Shimada, Tomokazu
AU - Ohkura, Michiko
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Since Japanese society continues to age rapidly, we must help elderly people live safe, peaceful, and comfortable lives by considering the usability of such industrial products and environments as IT devices, home electric appliances, public devices, and public facilities. However, usability evaluation methods remain unestablished because little research has addressed usability for elderly people. In this paper, we surveyed recent research on the usability of industrial products for elderly people in Japan and classified it and the usability evaluations. We identified future necessary research directions.
AB - Since Japanese society continues to age rapidly, we must help elderly people live safe, peaceful, and comfortable lives by considering the usability of such industrial products and environments as IT devices, home electric appliances, public devices, and public facilities. However, usability evaluation methods remain unestablished because little research has addressed usability for elderly people. In this paper, we surveyed recent research on the usability of industrial products for elderly people in Japan and classified it and the usability evaluations. We identified future necessary research directions.
KW - Elderly people
KW - Industrial products
KW - Usability
KW - Usability evaluation methods
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M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85055931268
SN - 9781439870242
SP - 276
EP - 285
BT - Advances in Usability Evaluation Part I
PB - CRC Press
ER -