Citation

Koloszár K. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2014; 20(2): 227-238.

Affiliation

Department of Ergonomics and Psychology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary. colt@erg.bme.hu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24934419

Abstract

The evaluation in technical invention is important because it tests functionality of the intervention and it forms an overall point of view of a user. This study aims to introduce an approach for collecting user expectations with Q methodology in Safe Private Home for Elderly Persons (CARE), which is a new development in ambient assisted living. CARE is a sophisticated fall detection system used in elderly homes to monitor elderly people and the staff. Expectations of elderly people and the staff were collected with Q sorting. Requirements of examined groups were explored successfully on the basis of the sorting and the differences in their opinions were appointed.

Language: en