Search for dissertations about: "elderly and furniture"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words elderly and furniture.

2. 1. Ensuring elderly mobility : environmental and safety issues

   Author : Roya Bamzar; Vania Ceccato; Marianne Abramsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Elderly; safe mobility; environment; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of the issues of safe mobility ‎for the elderly population in Sweden. ‎This is achieved first by assessing the geography and patterns of ‎elderly falls at the county level and then by conducting a detailed survey with residents in senior ‎housing to investigate the relationship between indoor and/or outdoor environmental ‎characteristics and elderly safety. READ MORE

4. 2. Furniture for Later Life: Design Based on Older People’s Experiences of Furniture in Three Housing Forms

   Author : Oskar Jonsson; Industridesign; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Furniture design; Product experiences; Human-furniture relationships; User-centered design; Aging population;

   Abstract : This thesis in industrial design concerns the challenges and possibilities in meeting demographic shifts and the presumed expectations of today’s and tomorrow’s older generations. The background is the lack of furniture that responds to the demands of older consumers and the lack of knowledge about relationships between people and furniture in their home environments and in various forms of elderly care environments. READ MORE