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KMID : 0948820120180040029
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Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture Journal
2012 Volume.18 No. 4 p.29 ~ p.38
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Usability Evaluation of Churches‘ Convenience Facilities for the Elderly - Focused on the Application of the Act on Convenience Promotion
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Lee Jong-Hee
Kim Duk-Su
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to generate empirical data regarding the usability of churches’ convenience facilities for the elderly, while categorizing church architecture as intermediate, inner, sanitation, and other facilities. The generated data can be used for renovating or upgrading the existing churches’ convenience facilities to match up the act on convenience promotion.
Methods: Field studies were conducted for collecting the empirical data from 42 churches.
Results: Specifically, intermediate and sanitation facilities were more urgent sections, needing serious improvement works for the elderly. In the inner facilities, 14 categories were counted as not-met(NM) or not-installed(NI) among total 26 categories. In the other facilities, 11 categories were found as not-met(NM) or not-installed(NI) among total 15 categories.
Implications: The research results can be used as a checklist for the improvement of convenience facilities for the elderly in existing churches.
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KEYWORD
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Churches , the Elderly , Usability , Evaluation
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