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Designing ergonomic toilets and bathrooms for older adults: A study on anthropometric dimensions and recommendations.
Basibüyük, Gülüsan Özgün; Güler, Zümre Özdemir; Kiliç, Baris; Yaylagül, Nilüfer Korkmaz; Ay, Faruk; Bekdas, Ozan; Özgür, Özlem; Gültekin, Timur.
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  • Basibüyük GÖ; Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye.
  • Güler ZÖ; Department of Economics, Söke Faculty of Management, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Türkiye.
  • Kiliç B; Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye. Electronic address: bariskilic@akdeniz.edu.tr.
  • Yaylagül NK; Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye.
  • Ay F; Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Literature, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye.
  • Bekdas O; Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Literature, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye.
  • Özgür Ö; Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye.
  • Gültekin T; Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Language, History and Geography, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Geriatr Nurs ; 55: 263-269, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38091712
ABSTRACT

AIMS:

This study aimed to evaluate the ergonomic design of toilets and bathroom equipment for older adults using anthropometric measurements.

DESIGN:

This was a descriptive cross-sectional study.

METHODS:

Data were collected from 2,721 people aged ≥ 65 years in Turkey. Fourteen anthropometric measurements were evaluated. Body dimension characteristics were described using minimum, maximum, and arithmetic means and standard deviations and the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 95th percentiles.

RESULTS:

The measurements showed that companies generally do not design bathroom toilet equipment that is suitable for older adults.

CONCLUSION:

This study provides advice to designers and manufacturers on how to adapt their products to the bathroom according to users' body characteristics in order to increase person-environment fit for older people.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Aparatos Sanitarios Límite: Aged / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Geriatr Nurs Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article
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