A Design Guideline for House Rest or Lean Area to which Elderly People Against, based on a Survey of Degree of Fatigue while Strapping on a 6-to-18-month Baby Carrier
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The objectives of this research were; 1) to study behaviors caused by being fatigued while strapping on a baby carrier in dwellings, 2) to obtain data about house wall patch to which elderly people can lean against, and 3) to propose a design guideline for house wall patch to which elderly people can lean against while strapping on a baby carrier. Data were collected from older adults with 60 years of age or above who live in Lat Krabang, Saphan Sung, and Min Buri districts, 10 persons per district, a total of 30 persons. Older adult volunteers from Lat Krabang, Saphan Sung, and Min Buri districts were selected from their willingness, 10 persons per district, a total of 3 persons. Data were collected from a dwelling survey using an interview and questionnaire for data analysis and synthesis of strapping on a baby carrier in dwellings among older adults.
The findings from the study revealed that 1) older adults carried a baby by holding a baby close to their chest (chest-to-chest contact). They often had pain and fatigue around their chest, shoulders, knees, hips and ankles while holding the baby, 2) the elderly most likely raised and held a baby in a living room with the size of (width*length* height) ~3.5 – 5 meters x ~3.5 – 5 meters x 2.5 meters in their house in their house and 3) a design guideline for house wall patch to which the elderly can lean against should follow the size of (width*length*height*depth: centimeter), i.e. 64 centimeters width, 64-78 centimeters length, 160-173 centimeters height, and 32 centimeters depth including installing a metal skeleton mounted to a wall, which can be adjusted to a high and low level so as to help lighten the baby’s weight from the posture the elderly use for holding a baby. Moreover, the material used should be able to bear the weight while resting or leaning against, i.e. the structure is lightweight and strong, materials used to cover the structure are soft, smooth, good for ventilation, easy for maintenance and can be used in a short period of time.
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