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Improving Fall Detection Devices for Older Adults Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Approach

Engineering invention must be in tandem with public demands. Often it is difficult to identify the priorities of consumers where technological advancement is needed. In line with the global challenge of increasing fall prevalence among older adults, providing prevention solutions is the key. This st...

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Autores principales: Abdul Rahman, Kawthar, Ahmad, Siti Anom, Che Soh, Azura, Ashari, Asmidawati, Wada, Chikamune, Gopalai, Alpha Agape
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9837266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36644687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23337214221148245
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author Abdul Rahman, Kawthar
Ahmad, Siti Anom
Che Soh, Azura
Ashari, Asmidawati
Wada, Chikamune
Gopalai, Alpha Agape
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description Engineering invention must be in tandem with public demands. Often it is difficult to identify the priorities of consumers where technological advancement is needed. In line with the global challenge of increasing fall prevalence among older adults, providing prevention solutions is the key. This study aims at developing an improved fall detection device using an approach called Quality Function Deployment (QFD). The goal is to investigate features to incorporate in existing device from consumer’s perspectives. A three-phases design process is constructed; (1) Questionnaire, (2) Ishikawa Method, and (3) QFD. The proposed method begins with identifying customer needs as the requirement analysis, followed by a method to convert them to design specifications to be added in a fall detection device using QFD tool. As the top feature is monitoring balance, the new improved fall detection devices incorporating balance features will help older adults to monitor their level of risk of falling.
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spelling pubmed-98372662023-01-14 Improving Fall Detection Devices for Older Adults Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Approach Abdul Rahman, Kawthar Ahmad, Siti Anom Che Soh, Azura Ashari, Asmidawati Wada, Chikamune Gopalai, Alpha Agape Gerontol Geriatr Med Article Engineering invention must be in tandem with public demands. Often it is difficult to identify the priorities of consumers where technological advancement is needed. In line with the global challenge of increasing fall prevalence among older adults, providing prevention solutions is the key. This study aims at developing an improved fall detection device using an approach called Quality Function Deployment (QFD). The goal is to investigate features to incorporate in existing device from consumer’s perspectives. A three-phases design process is constructed; (1) Questionnaire, (2) Ishikawa Method, and (3) QFD. The proposed method begins with identifying customer needs as the requirement analysis, followed by a method to convert them to design specifications to be added in a fall detection device using QFD tool. As the top feature is monitoring balance, the new improved fall detection devices incorporating balance features will help older adults to monitor their level of risk of falling. SAGE Publications 2023-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9837266/ /pubmed/36644687 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23337214221148245 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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