%0 Journal Article
%T Unwrapping the Struggle: Unveiling the Packaging Challenges Faced by the Elderly through Interviews
%A Fang Gan
%J Art and Design Review
%P 46-62
%@ 2332-2004
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/adr.2024.121004
%X The numerous challenges faced by older adults in everyday life have
garnered much attention from stakeholders in the design industry. The purpose
of this research is to insight <span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">into </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">elderly packaging barriers and associated reasons. Empirical data were
gathered by conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews with elderly
individuals. It is found that elderly people encounter the following packaging
issues based on the three key steps of packaging use: 1) identifying product
information, 2) determining how to open packaging, and 3) packaging opening.
The associated reasons underpinning their packaging barriers were perceived
from two angles: 1) packaging design features and 2) deterior<span>ating physiological functions due to ageing. The
results of th</span><span>is</span> research not
only provide abundant detailed reasons for the packaging barriers of the
elderly to supplement the knowledge gaps in existing research, but also analy</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">ze</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> the relationship between
these packaging barriers reasons. Therefore, packaging researchers and
designers have a comprehensive understanding of the packaging barriers for the
elderly and further better solve these packaging barriers.</span>
%K Packaging Barriers
%K Detailed Reasons
%K The Elderly
%K Barrier-Free Packaging De-sign
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131281