由於衛生與醫療體系的健全發展，使人們平均壽命增加，而逐年降低之出生率的影響使人口結構逐漸朝老化的社會邁進。台灣即將邁入「高齡社會」的人口結構，老年人口將高達14%。老化的人口將帶給社會的衝擊與影響是全面性而深遠，也左右經濟發展及產業型態。高齡者模擬體驗裝(Aging suit)是老人服務產業與醫療院所之專業教學輔具，能夠推展高齡教育，進行年輕人與老年人代間教育之工具。然而，目前市售之老人體驗產品模擬老化效果不佳，無法使年輕人體會老化所帶來的不便與心理感受。
本研究在於設計一套模擬老化生理功能之高齡者模擬體驗裝，使年輕人在穿著體驗裝時能有近似老年人之肢體與平衡能力。模擬生理功能老化方面，包括姿態、關節活動、視覺、聽覺及手部觸覺作阻礙功能之設計，以及平衡能力老化方面，設計干擾足部平衡的圓弧鞋板，模擬出老年人不穩定的平衡能力。
本研究有13名年輕之受測者參與體驗裝之功能評估，平均年齡為24.2±0.99歲。評估三種穿著模式，包含正常情況之對照組、穿著干擾平衡之鞋板及高齡者模擬體驗裝；評估項目包含靜態站立之壓力中心測量、功能性前伸測試、起身行走測試及柏格氏平衡量表。結果發現：模擬裝可以增加平衡之不穩定性，但仍未到達容易發生跌倒老年人的不穩定程度，而功能性前伸測試與起身行走測試皆能模擬出大約70～80歲左右之健康老年人的狀態；整體而言，本研究之高齡者模擬體驗裝能有效增加受測者平衡能力上的不穩定性。

Since improved development of the health care system, the life expectancy has increased. Due to rising life expectancy and declining birth rates, population structure will become ageing. Taiwan will be aged society and the elderly population will reach fourteen percent of total population. Ageing population will influence on society and also effect economic development and industry type. The aging suit, which simulated the elder’s motion and balance, let the young people know how inconvenient the elder was.
This study designed an aging suit to simulated elder. When the young wear the aging suit, they may feel like elder and hard to exercise. The aging suit can simulate elder’s posture and body behavior, and also restricted the joint action. On the ageing balance, the unbalance shoes have curved surface to simulate unstable balance of elder.
Thirteen young subjects wearing the aging suit were tested by clinical balance test about standing center of pressure tracing, functional reach test(FRT), timed up and go test(TUG) and Berg balance scale(BBS). Use the tests to evaluate the balance of the subjects wearing the aging suit, and compared the data with the elders. The aging suit can almost increase the sway in the standing test. In function reach test and timed up and go test, the young subjects wearing aging suit have stability like 70 years old elders.

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