Involving the elderly in the design process: a participatory design model for usability, safety and attractiveness

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buir.advisorDemirkan, Halime
dc.contributor.authorDemirbilek, Oya
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T20:20:24Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T20:20:24Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.descriptionAnkara : Institute of Economics and Social Sciences of Bilkent University, 1999.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph.D.) -- Bilkent University, 1999en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 113-131en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work presents a conceptual model involving the elderly users into the design process by means of participatory design sessions, where the expertise of designers and the real requirements and opinions of elderly end-users, related to how objects, environments and equipment should be designed to allow ageing in place are collected and filtered through Quality Function Deployment matrixes. Two different design sessions are done for the groups of elderly end-users. The scope has been limited to the design of doors and door handles for domestic use. In the first design session, the end-users are asked to talk about and to ‘design’ the doors and door handles of the house they want to age-in, considering all their possible requirements, needs, particular wishes, and ideas. This is a combination of brain storming, scenario building and unstructured interviews. The output of the first session provides a basis to design the mentioned products. The second session consists of presenting to the same group of end-users the various design concepts created, according to the output of the first session. The concepts are again discussed, remarks, preferences, and new ideas collected to further improve the design.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityDemirbilek, Oyaen_US
dc.format.extentxii, 169 leavesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/18560
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAgeingen_US
dc.subjectUser Involvementen_US
dc.subjectParticipatory Designen_US
dc.subjectQuality Function Deploymenten_US
dc.subject.lccNA7195.A4 D46 1999en_US
dc.subject.lcshAged--Dwellings--Planning.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBuilding sites--Planning.en_US
dc.titleInvolving the elderly in the design process: a participatory design model for usability, safety and attractivenessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineInterior Architecture and Environmental Design
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)

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