An Innovative Self-Feed Product For Elderly Arthritis With Hand Disability

DOI

10.2991/reka-18.2018.81How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Arthritis, elderly, self-feed, disability, product

Abstract

Arthritis is a chronic disease, which affects the joints, tissues, organ and the body’s internal system. Arthritis is the leading cause of disabilities and impaired quality of life. Besides, arthritis caused difficulties in carrying out daily activities independently. This study aims to innovate a product for elderly with arthritis in hand to self-feed at mealtimes. The design will enhance the independence or partial independence of arthritis elderly with hand disability at mealtimes. In the same time, the design will help to reduce the arthritis finger and hand pain experienced while eating. In addition, this study focuses on the challenges and difficulties faced by the elderlies with arthritic hand at mealtimes.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hafeezur Rahmaan Mohd Yassin
AU  - Ahmad Zuhairi Abdu Majid
AU  - Mohd Asyiek Mat Desa
AU  - Wong Pei Jun
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - An Innovative Self-Feed Product For Elderly Arthritis With Hand Disability
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Creative Media, Design and Technology (REKA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 369
EP  - 371
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/reka-18.2018.81
DO  - 10.2991/reka-18.2018.81
ID  - Yassin2018/11
ER  -