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Developing an Index of Usability to Evaluate Utilization of Mobile Toilets among the Elderly: A Case Study

고령자의 이동변기에 대한 사용성평가 지표 개발 : 사례 연구

  • Kim, Seonchil (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Lim, Hyunsub (School of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Cho, Sunghyoun (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Nambu University)
  • 김선칠 (계명대학교 의과대학 의용공학과) ;
  • 임현섭 (계명대학교 의학과) ;
  • 조성현 (남부대학교 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2018.08.08
  • Accepted : 2018.09.14
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to develop an index of usability that reflects the needs and characteristics of the elderly. The usability index is used primarily to assess issues in the usability of a product. Methods : In this study, 22 items for mobile toilet usability index were developed by consulting with 12 elderly users, 6 caregivers, and 12 experts. The usability evaluation index was intended to increase reliability through preliminary and main evaluations. In addition, the validity of the items used as the usability evaluation index was verified to prove that the index is effective for the evaluation. Result : The usability index is a welfare tool developed by gathering data from various sources such as previous studies dealing with usability evaluation, characteristics of users, range of use, and environment of product use. Conclusion : The development of the usability index for mobile toilets was useful for the user to quantitatively derive the problem of the product. Consequently, user needs and usability problems can be identified, which can help improve product quality.

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