Design of Elderly Reading Chair to Decrease Musculoskeletal Disorders by Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Method

Purnomo, Hari and shidik, Beta Arya Ash and Apsari, Ayudyah Eka (2021) Design of Elderly Reading Chair to Decrease Musculoskeletal Disorders by Using Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Method. Proceedings of the Second Asia Pacific International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. pp. 2704-2713.

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Abstract

The increase in the number of elderly people is quite high in Indonesia so that supporting tools are needed to create healthy, active, and productive elderly people. Some of these activities are able to keep the mind healthy and can help maintain mental health. Based on the initial research, it was found that there were disorders from the elderly related to the body parts movement systems. Therefore, it is necessary to design an ergonomic facility for the elderly to reading books so that it can reduce musculoskeletal disorders and provide comfortness to the elderly. The design facility is a reading chair for the elderly, where in this study the design uses the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method. Based on the research, the elderly need a reading chair with a comfort cushion and backrest, equipped with a footstep, has an adjustable table, has a drinking spot, easy to move, strong and has long life durability. The results of the reading chair design are made according to the dimensions of the elderly anthropometry with adjusted percentile calculations. The result of the satisfaction level test showed that some of the respondents 'attributes are more satisfied with the renewal reading chair design than the competitors'.

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