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In recent years, Taiwan has rapidly moved towards an aging society. The government has put together a Long Term Care Services Act and discussions to help the elders with better social benefits and welfare have become one of the top priority issues. We can often see that when we have elders who have mobility issues in the family, transportation via cars will be our best option for traveling around. However, the height difference between the ground and the car will often cause physical pain for the elderly. Knee pain is one of the most common distress. Therefore said, I would like to use three research technics which are experimental observations, interview with experts and survey questions to conclude the difficulties encountered by elders with limited mobility. The first part, experimental observations, I invited total of 23 elders (17 mildly limited mobility, 6 sever limited mobility) to find out the main problem of getting on and off vehicles; Second parts, I have consulted with four vehicle mechanical experts to discuss the problems identified during the experimental observation and come up with recommendation on how to improve. Finally, I invited 77 special-care nurses to attend a questionnaire survey. The 3 main points of this research is the following three: 1. The inconveniency of entering the car. 2. Limited ability to move around in the car. 3. The discomfort and pain when getting off the car.
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