Designing ergonomic toilets and bathrooms for older adults: A study on anthropometric dimensions and recommendations

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Özgün Başıbüyük G., Güler Z. Ö., Kılıç B., Yaylagül N. K., Ay F., Bekdaş O., ...Daha Fazla

Geriatric Nursing, cilt.55, ss.263-269, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.11.017
  • Dergi Adı: Geriatric Nursing
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.263-269
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anthropometry, Design, Ergonomics, Older adults, Person-environment fit
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the ergonomic design of toilets and bathroom equipment for older adults using anthropometric measurements. Design: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected from 2,721 people aged ≥ 65 years in Turkey. Fourteen anthropometric measurements were evaluated. Body dimension characteristics were described using minimum, maximum, and arithmetic means and standard deviations and the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 95th percentiles. Results: The measurements showed that companies generally do not design bathroom toilet equipment that is suitable for older adults. Conclusion: This study provides advice to designers and manufacturers on how to adapt their products to the bathroom according to users' body characteristics in order to increase person-environment fit for older people.