Research on influencing factors of intelligent product design for the elderly based on ISM method

Abstract

With the popularization of Internet applications, intelligent products are gradually entering the life of the elderly, so it is particularly necessary to study the influencing factors of relevant design. In this study, the elderly were taken as research objects and 36 elderly people were interviewed offline. In addition, a focus group analysis was carried out by a team of 6 experts to calculate the accessibility matrix and establish a structural interpretation model for the influencing factors of intelligent product design for the elderly by adopting the interpreted structural model (ISM) method. The model shows that emotional attitude is the surface factor affecting the design of intelligent products for the elderly. Human-computer interaction experience and support of social institutions are in the middle layer. The underlying factors are policies, regulations and product modeling. The factors are further related to each other. This research is conducive to promoting the popularization of intelligent product design for the elderly and solving the practical problems of aging society.