ISBN:
9780309571944
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (110 pages)
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DDC:
305.26
Keywords:
Aging
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Human engineering
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Aging
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Human engineering
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Human Factors Research Needs for an Aging Population -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- OVERVIEW -- 2 Human Factors Problems Associated with Aging -- DEMOGRAPHICS, ECOLOGY, AND SOCIOLOGY -- HOME ACTIVITIES -- WORK ACTIVITIES -- TRANSPORTATION -- Driving -- Visual Abilities and Driving -- Acuity -- Contrast Sensitivity Function -- Dynamic Visual Acuity and Motion Detection -- Visual Field -- Distance Perception -- Dark Adaptation -- Visual Search -- Lighting and Driving -- Signs, Markers, Displays, and Warnings -- Psychomotor Factors -- Compensation and Training -- Other Forms of Transportation -- COMMUNICATION -- SAFETY AND SECURITY -- Domestic and Community Environments -- Poisoning -- Accidental Injuries to Elderly Patients -- Work Environment -- Transportation Environment -- Security Environment for Older Adults -- General Issues in Human Factors Research Related to Safety and Security and Aging -- LEISURE ACTIVITIES -- 3 What New Knowledge is Needed? -- DISTRIBUTIONAL DATA ON TASKS, SITUATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES -- PROBLEM DATA -- FUNCTIONAL NORMS -- FOCUSED HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH ISSUES -- DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND EXAMPLES -- 4 Research Gaps, Opportunities, and Priorities -- DISTRIBUTIONAL DATA -- TASK ANALYSIS -- BASIC SCIENCE OF AGING AND BEHAVIOR -- PRIORITIES -- 5 Strategic Recommendations -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Bibliography -- BOOKS -- BOOK CHAPTERS -- ARTICLES -- REPORTS -- CATALOGUES -- OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION.
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