高齡者擰毛巾輔具設計
黃啟梧 陳進隆
DOI:10.6283/JOCSG.2014.2.3.201
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中文摘要 隨著經濟發展及生活水準提高，醫療衛生設備的普及以及醫藥科技的進步，人類壽命也顯著延長。而高齡者卻都面臨身體和心理退化的問題，以高齡者手部機能退化為例，退化性關節炎50歲的發生率為20%至30%，70歲以上則高達70%，所以也有老年關節炎之稱。老年性關節炎好發的部位依序為手關節、膝關節、髖關節，手部以遠端指關節為最常見，一般可見關節變形、腫大、略微疼痛，造成日常生活的不便。高齡者的手部抓握能力也會隨著年齡的增長而退化。在日常生活中，常常會看到高齡者在洗臉或洗澡時有擰乾毛巾的困難，因此，本研究目的在探討生理退化的高齡者在擰毛巾動作操作上的問題。研究過程與內容包含了以下的階段:
(1)探討高齡者因身體機能退化，在擰毛巾操作上問題點；
(2)經觀察以及實際操作的方式，歸納出高齡者在擰毛巾的動作上遇到的困難點，進行研究設計，並試做出原型；
(3)測試此擰毛巾輔具工具之可行性；
(4)最後歸納高齡者在擰毛巾時常見的問題，並提出解決的辦法和建議。
經由文獻探討、行為觀察法、深入訪談法、專家訪談等方法，探討高齡者在擰毛巾時所面對的問題，並透過設計改善，使高齡者在擰毛巾過程中更能輕鬆省力的完成動作，以減低高齡者於擰毛巾過程中的負擔。除能解決老化現象造成產品使用上的困擾外，更能廣泛應用於各年齡族群，讓所有人皆能更容易的使用產品。讓高齡者得以在生活上自理，過得更安心自在、活得健康尊嚴。
關鍵字：高齡者、握力、毛巾、輔具
文章建立時間：2014-12-23
引用格式(APA)：
黃啟梧, 陳進隆(2014)。 高齡者擰毛巾輔具設計。
福祉科技與服務管理學刊， 2(3)， 201-204。
An assistive design on drying towel for the elderly
Huang, C.-W., Chen, J.-L.
English Abstract Thanks to the booming economy, growing living standards and the progress of medical and hygiene technology, the lifespan of human being is significantly extended. However, more and more elderly people face deterioration physically and psychologically. For example, the function of hands is deteriorated by ages. The happening rate of deteriorative arthritis is 20-30% at 50 years old, but rises to 70% at above 70 years old. Therefore this kind of arthritis is also known as elderly arthritis. The prevalence rate of elderly arthritis in sequence is hand, knee and hip. Especially, the terminal finger joints are the most observed in the hand arthritis. Patients usually suffer from painful, deformed and swollen finger joints. The grasp strength of the elderly is also deteriorated when they are getting older. Consequently, this causes some difficulties in their daily lives. It was observed some elderly people have difficulties in twisting a towel dry when they are washing face and taking a bath in their daily routine. There is a need to explore this issue.
This study aims to explore how the elderly twist a towel. What are the difficulties and problems? The study includes:
(1)How the subjects twist a towel dry? What are difficulties?
(2)To propose an assistive design for drying a towel for the elderly or handicapped.
(3)To test the design.
(4)To synthesis the findings into a design guidelines for an assistive tool for drying towels.
This study plans to develop an assistive tool for the elderly to dry towel easily, through literature reviews, observations, interviews, design and test. The knowledge gained in the study should be able to apply into other products to help elderly people live in dignity and independently.Keywords：towel, grasp strength, the elderly, assistive technology