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Title |
Title of document |
Kitchen Living in Later Life: Exploring Ergonomic Problems, Coping Strategies and Design Solutions |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Martin Charles Maguire; Loughborough University, Design School, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK; |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Sheila Peace; Open University Faculty of Health and Social Care, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Colette Nicolle; Loughborough University, Design School, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Russell Marshall; Loughborough University, Design School, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Ruth Sims; University of Derby, Faculty of Education, Health and Science, School of Science, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1GB, UK |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
John Percival |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Clare Lawton; Loughborough University, Design School, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK |
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Subject |
Discipline(s) |
Ergonomics |
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Subject |
Keyword(s) |
Kitchen Design; Kitchen Ergonomics; Inclusive Design; Older People |
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Description |
Abstract |
The kitchen is an important area in the home serving many purposes both functional and social. It is central to enabling people to stay within their own homes in their later life. As part of a detailed study of ‘past’ and ‘present’ kitchen living, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 48 older people about their current kitchen and how well it met their needs. It was found that personal problems with reaching, bending, dexterity and sight were more likely to be experienced with increasing age while for specific tasks, ironing and cleaning created the most difficulty. The paper reports on coping strategies and simple innovations made by the participants to address the problems they experienced. A challenge for kitchen designers, manufacturers and installers is to think in terms of kitchens that are more flexible and adaptable to people’s changing needs. |
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Publisher |
Organizing agency, location |
Chinese Institute of Design |
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Contributor |
Sponsor(s) |
ESRC New Dynamics of Ageing programme (UK) |
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Date |
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2014-04-19 |
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Type |
Status & genre |
Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF, HTML |
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Identifier |
Universal Resource Indicator |
https://www.ijdesign.org/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/1216 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
International Journal of Design; Vol 8, No 1 (2014) |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
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