TY - JOUR
T1 - Brazilian older adults’ considerations on bed design features
T2 - Using the importance-performance matrix and painful areas diagram
AU - Pereira, Gabriela Fonseca
AU - Kang, Mihyun
AU - Amaral, Fernando Gonçalves
AU - Batista, Vilson João
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Common Ground Research Networks, Gabriela Fonseca Pereira, Mihyun Kang, Fernando Gonçalves Amaral, Vilson João Batista, All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - During the aging process, many physical and psychological changes happen, which influence older adults on the use of spaces and products. Among these products, the bed is necessary during the whole lifespan of a person. However, the incidence of accidental falls is high among older adults in the moment they are getting in and getting out of bed. The purpose of this study was to identify Brazilian older adults’ perceptions on bed design features in terms of safety and comfort, using the importance-performance matrix and the painful areas diagram. A total of fifty individuals were interviewed in the south of Brazil; twenty-nine living in a public nursing home and twenty-one living in their private residences. In terms of safety, findings from the importance-performance matrix showed that older adults identified the height of the bed as the most important design feature. In terms of comfort, the matrix showed that older adults identified their perceptions of density of the mattress as the most important design feature. From the painful areas diagram, older adults living in the public nursing home expressed more pain and discomfort when using the bed than those living in their private residences. This study showed the need for improvement on bed design at public nursing homes in Brazil, a place that aims to provide care for older adults. It also provided insights on criteria for bed design for older adults.
AB - During the aging process, many physical and psychological changes happen, which influence older adults on the use of spaces and products. Among these products, the bed is necessary during the whole lifespan of a person. However, the incidence of accidental falls is high among older adults in the moment they are getting in and getting out of bed. The purpose of this study was to identify Brazilian older adults’ perceptions on bed design features in terms of safety and comfort, using the importance-performance matrix and the painful areas diagram. A total of fifty individuals were interviewed in the south of Brazil; twenty-nine living in a public nursing home and twenty-one living in their private residences. In terms of safety, findings from the importance-performance matrix showed that older adults identified the height of the bed as the most important design feature. In terms of comfort, the matrix showed that older adults identified their perceptions of density of the mattress as the most important design feature. From the painful areas diagram, older adults living in the public nursing home expressed more pain and discomfort when using the bed than those living in their private residences. This study showed the need for improvement on bed design at public nursing homes in Brazil, a place that aims to provide care for older adults. It also provided insights on criteria for bed design for older adults.
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U2 - 10.18848/2325-1379/CGP/v12i02/35-50
DO - 10.18848/2325-1379/CGP/v12i02/35-50
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063673040
SN - 2325-1379
VL - 12
SP - 35
EP - 50
JO - International Journal of Designed Objects
JF - International Journal of Designed Objects
IS - 3-4
ER -