Ahasan R, Campbell D, Salmoni A, Lewko J
Work Science Laboratory, University of Oulu, FIN-90570 Oulu, Finland.
J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci. 2001 May;20(3):187-97. doi: 10.2114/jpa.20.187.
An assistive device is designed to accommodate the special needs of disability that can help people with physical, mental or cognitive challenges go through their day-to-day activities with less difficulty. An assistive device usually provide alternatives to functional limitations imposed by the client's disorder, and thereby minimising rehabilitation costs. It is therefore important to know about how assistive technology will function in all the possible aspects of such disabilities and impairements. When designing a technical device, particularly in conjunction with the target user group, ergonomic issues are therefore important to find out the extent to which an assistive device is convenient or not, and to check the quality performance of assistive technology. Since the question of the match or mismatch of an assistive device and a disabled person requires much attention, it is therefore suggested that paying attention on how an assistive device be ergonomically designed and developed is important. Ergonomic applications are to be applied for increasing motivation of prospective customers through innovative performance of AT. The authors believe that there are opportunities in ergonomic applications to manufacture an assistive device as unique, cost saving, and allows less exertation and reduces energy consumption when it is used. Hence this paper highlights human factors and/or ergonomics consideration in the process of design and development of assistive devices synchronising with gerontechnological research and development aiming to emphasise user's requirement.
辅助设备旨在满足残疾人士的特殊需求，帮助身体、心理或认知有障碍的人更轻松地进行日常活动。辅助设备通常为客户疾病所导致的功能限制提供替代方案，从而将康复成本降至最低。因此，了解辅助技术在这些残疾和损伤的所有可能方面将如何发挥作用非常重要。在设计技术设备时，特别是与目标用户群体相结合时，人体工程学问题对于确定辅助设备的便利程度以及检查辅助技术的质量性能至关重要。由于辅助设备与残疾人的匹配或不匹配问题需要高度关注，因此建议关注辅助设备如何进行符合人体工程学的设计和开发很重要。人体工程学应用将通过辅助技术的创新性能来提高潜在客户的积极性。作者认为，在人体工程学应用中有机会制造出独特、节省成本且在使用时需要较少体力消耗并降低能源消耗的辅助设备。因此，本文强调在辅助设备设计和开发过程中与老年技术研发同步进行的人为因素和/或人体工程学考虑，旨在强调用户需求。
