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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, : Additional copies of this report are available from National Research Council, 1990
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (97 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.26
• Soggetto topico: Aging; Human engineering
• Altri autori: CzajaSara J
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-85).
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Human factors research needs for an aging population
• ISBN: 1-280-21267-5; 9786610212675; 0-309-57194-4; 0-585-08497-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827484203321
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