Department of Design Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avda. España 1680, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile.
Departamento de Design e Expressão Gráfica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90010-150, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 27;20(5):4257. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054257.
By 2050, older adults will constitute 16% of the world population; hence, there is an urgent demand and challenge to design solutions (products and services) that meet the needs of this age group. This study sought to analyse the needs that impact the well-being of Chilean older adults and present possible solutions through the design of products.
A qualitative study was used, where focus groups were held with older adults, industrial designers, health professionals, and entrepreneurs on the needs and design of solutions for older adults.
A general map was obtained that linked the categories and subcategories related to the relevant needs and solutions, which were then classified in a framework.
The resulting proposal places the needs in different fields of expertise; and thus, enables positioning, broadening, and expanding upon the map to share knowledge, between the user and key experts, to co-create solutions.
到 2050 年，老年人将占世界人口的 16%；因此，迫切需要设计满足这一年龄组需求的解决方案（产品和服务）。本研究旨在通过产品设计分析影响智利老年人福祉的需求，并提出可能的解决方案。
采用定性研究方法，对老年人、工业设计师、健康专业人员和企业家进行焦点小组讨论，了解老年人的需求和解决方案设计。
得出一张总图谱，将与相关需求和解决方案相关的类别和子类别联系起来，然后将其分类到一个框架中。
最终的方案将需求置于不同的专业领域；从而能够在用户和关键专家之间共享知识，定位、拓宽和扩展图谱，共同创造解决方案。
