Design for Healthy Aging

健康老龄化设计

• 批准号: 441700-2012
• 负责人: Honeychurch, KennGardner
• 金额: $ 7.29万
• 依托单位: NSCAD University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: College and Community Innovation Program - Entry Level
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=553445
• 关键词: Design; Healthy; Aging

According to OECD's study on disability rates and long-term care, the number of elderly people living in institutions in Canada will increase 61 % from 2000 to 2020 and the number of individuals with disabilities living at home will increase to 62%. Currently only 12% of seniors needing long-term care live in a long-term care facility. Helping seniors to age in their homes longer extends the period until a long-term care facility is needed. Through improving mobility in the home, seniors can continue to age in place with reduced need for caregivers and/or moving to a facility. NSCAD's goal in developing this proposal is to enhance its applied research capacity by capitalizing on its unique strengths and expertise in the area of Product Design. By extension, commercializing products and services designed for the aging will enable Canadian seniors to age in place therefore improving their quality of life and preventing potentially devastating costs the public health system for years to come. Planned R&D activities are divided into 3 Product Streams: #1 - Functional clothing and accessories, #2- Medication Management and #3 - Mobility in the bathroom. Anticipated results include: -Direct participation in the design and development process by seniors and students via our partnerships. -Products in various stages of prototyping to demonstrate proof-of-concept and functionality. -Market feasibility research identifying which prototypes have the most promise for the senior's market. -Positive feedback on product adoption/adaptation by seniors participating in the projects going forward.

根据经合组织关于残疾率和长期护理的研究，从2000年到2020年，生活在加拿大机构中的老年人人数将增加61%，生活在家中的残疾人人数将增加到62%。目前，只有12%的需要长期护理的老年人住在长期护理机构。帮助老年人在家中度过更长的时间，直到需要长期护理设施。通过改善家中的流动性，老年人可以继续在原地养老，减少对护理人员和/或搬到设施的需求。NSCAD在制定这一建议的目标是提高其应用研究能力，利用其独特的优势和专业知识，在产品设计领域。推而广之，为老年人设计的产品和服务的商业化将使加拿大老年人能够就地养老，从而提高他们的生活质量，并防止未来几年公共卫生系统的潜在破坏性成本。计划的研发活动分为3个产品流：#1 -功能性服装和配饰，#2-药物管理和#3 -浴室移动性。预期成果包括：-通过我们的合作伙伴关系，老年人和学生直接参与设计和开发过程。- 处于不同原型阶段的产品，以展示概念验证和功能。- 市场可行性研究，确定哪些原型最有希望的老年人的市场。- 参与未来项目的老年人对产品采用/调整的积极反馈。