Análise da acessibilidade e usabilidade de equipamentos médico-hospitalares para pacientes obesos da cidade de Bauru (SP)
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2007-04-26
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Lucio, Cristina do Carmo [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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A obesidade é uma doença de caráter crônico que se caracteriza pelo acúmulo excessivo de gordura no organismo e acarreta graves problemas de saúde, além de transtornos psicológicos e dificuldade de acesso a muitos produtos e equipamentos. Com um crescimento em proporções epidêmicas, vem sendo considerada um dos maiores problemas de saúde na maioria dos países desenvolvidos, com destaque para a obesidade mórbida. Em 1995, o impacto da obesidade para os custos com saúde nos EUA foi de U$ 99,2 bilhões, com cerca de um terço da população apresentando-se acima do peso. No Brasil, em 1994, a obesidade atingia 11% da população e 40,6% das pessoas estavam com sobrepeso. Além do preconceito e discriminação decorrentes de seu aspecto físico, os obesos enfrentam dificuldades na utilização de produtos e equipamentos, pois são projetados para a faixa média da população. Referente a isto, muitas empresas têm investido no aperfeiçoamento de novas tecnologias, entretanto não há normas sobre as características que os produtos devem ter para se adequarem às necessidades físicas e psicológicas dos usuários obesos. Leis e decretos foram criados em algumas cidades referentes a essa problemática, ma ainda são pouco eficazes, pois, não há meios de projetar interfaces confiáveis, adequadas a esse público considerando a ausência de normas técnicas específicas no país...
Obesity is a chronic disease which is characterized by the extreme accumulation of fat in the organism and causes serious health problems, besides psychological disturbances and restrained access to many products and equipments. Whith a growth in epidemic ratios, it has being considered one of the biggest health problems in the majority of the developed countries, with distinction to morbid obesity. In 1995, the impact of the obesity in the health expenses of the U.S.A. was of U$ 99.2 billion, with about one third of the population overweighted. Recently it has been growing quickly also in developing countries due to, among others factors, the dissemination of occidental habits, as sedentarines and ingestion of foods rich in fat and sugar. In Brazil, in 1994, the obesity reached 11% of the population and 40.6% of the people were overweighted. Besides the prejudice and discrimination deriving from its physical aspect, the obese individuals are facing difficulties in using products and equipment, since they are designed for the population average range. Regarding to this, many companies have invested in the improvement of new tecnologies; however there are not norms about the characteristics the products must have to be adjusted to the physical and psychological necessities of the obese users. Laws aqnd decrees had been created in some cities referring to this problem, but still they are little efficient, because there are not ways to design trustworthy and adequate interfaces to this public since there are not specific technical norms in the country...(Complete abstract, click electronic address below)
Obesity is a chronic disease which is characterized by the extreme accumulation of fat in the organism and causes serious health problems, besides psychological disturbances and restrained access to many products and equipments. Whith a growth in epidemic ratios, it has being considered one of the biggest health problems in the majority of the developed countries, with distinction to morbid obesity. In 1995, the impact of the obesity in the health expenses of the U.S.A. was of U$ 99.2 billion, with about one third of the population overweighted. Recently it has been growing quickly also in developing countries due to, among others factors, the dissemination of occidental habits, as sedentarines and ingestion of foods rich in fat and sugar. In Brazil, in 1994, the obesity reached 11% of the population and 40.6% of the people were overweighted. Besides the prejudice and discrimination deriving from its physical aspect, the obese individuals are facing difficulties in using products and equipment, since they are designed for the population average range. Regarding to this, many companies have invested in the improvement of new tecnologies; however there are not norms about the characteristics the products must have to be adjusted to the physical and psychological necessities of the obese users. Laws aqnd decrees had been created in some cities referring to this problem, but still they are little efficient, because there are not ways to design trustworthy and adequate interfaces to this public since there are not specific technical norms in the country...(Complete abstract, click electronic address below)
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Ergonomia, Acessibilidade, Usabilidade, Obesidade, Design ergonômico, Accessibility, Usability, Obesity, Ergonomic design
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LUCIO, Cristina do Carmo. Análise da acessibilidade e usabilidade de equipamentos médico-hospitalares para pacientes obesos da cidade de Bauru (SP). 2007. 110 f. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação, 2007.