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Abstract
The objective of this paper is to help identify common misconceptions of the design needs for the elderly. A questionnaire focusing on home furnishings, structural design, and the social processes related to housing for the elderly was administered to all students enrolled in design courses at one midwestern university. Neither the number of previous design courses, age of respondent, major (interior design, housing, or other), nor contact with elderly (relative, other, or both) accounted for the difference in total number of correct responses.
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Ruth Stumpe Brent
Ruth Stumpe Brent, is a post doctorate fellow in Social Gerontology and Research Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri
Delores Ginthner
Delores Ginthner, is Assistant Professor in Design, the College of Home Economics, University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota.
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