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This study investigated the needs of the elderly in terms of sensibility with respect to services relating to mobility. The proportion of elderly individuals in the population has recently been increasing, and most of them are healthy. To date, the welfare of the elderly has been a primary concern, but goods and services that are appealing in terms of sensibility have not been developed. In this study, 24 active elderly individuals were interviewed. Individuals mentioned causes of a positive impression or a negative impression from past experiences of using 7 types of public transportation, including bus, train and airplane. The content was classified based on the 16 items of the Reiss Desire Profile, and relationships with the transportation types, steps and causes of a positive impression or a negative impression were investigated. The results of this study are expected to be helpful for improving the quality of mobility for the elderly.
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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (23611023).
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Tamura, R., Hirai, Y., Elokla, N. (2016). Basic Study of Mobility of Elderly People from the Perspective of Their Emotional Value. In: Maeno, T., Sawatani, Y., Hara, T. (eds) Serviceology for Designing the Future. ICServ 2014. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55861-3_19
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