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Evaluation of the usability, quality and aesthetic perception of adapted spoons: Contributions to the ergonomic design of assistive product

Authors

  • Cristina Nieves Perdomo Delgado Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
  • Leticia Nardoni Marteli Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
  • Flavia Heloisa Vizioli Libório Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
  • Luis Carlos Paschoarelli Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
  • Fausto Orsi Mendola Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020): Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2020.54446

Abstract

The use of assistive products is intended to compensate for functional limitations and facilitate the performance of daily activities autonomously, providing integration and social inclusion of the person who needs it. Adapted Spoons are support products that need to address the fundamentals of ergonomic design. The present study is aimed to know the perceptions of usability, quality and aesthetics of an Adapted Spoon in comparison with two others (Traditional and Modern), with people from different countries (Brazilian Group - GB and Spanish Group - GE) and professional training (respectively Social Sciences and Health Sciences). A quantitative analysis was carried out through online questionnaires with 212 people. The findings have shown that the evaluation of the Adapted Spoon is worse valued (p≤0.01) compared to that of the other spoons (Usability / Uncomfortable - with GB; Quality Heavy - with GB and GE; and Aesthetic / Ugly - with GB and GE). Thus, the design of the Adapted Spoons must consider the basic needs (Usability and Quality) and aspirations (Aesthetics) of people with functional limitations, so that support products may not cause product abandonment and social stigma

Keywords:

Perception, Adapted Spoon, Assistive Products, Ergonomic Design.

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Perdomo Delgado, C. N., Nardoni Marteli, L., Vizioli Libório, F. H., Paschoarelli, L. C., & Orsi Mendola, F. (2020). Evaluation of the usability, quality and aesthetic perception of adapted spoons: Contributions to the ergonomic design of assistive product. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 20(2), 179–188. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2020.54446
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Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Chile
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