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Titolo |
Human factors research needs for an aging population / / Sara J. Czaja, editor ; Panel on Human Factors Research Issues for an Aging Population, Committee on Human Factors, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, : Additional copies of this report are available from National Research Council, 1990 |
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1-280-21267-5 |
9786610212675 |
0-309-57194-4 |
0-585-08497-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (97 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-85). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 -- |
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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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