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An ergonomic garment design for elderly Turkish men.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15145287     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper presents an ergonomic garment design for elderly Turkish men. The purpose of this study was to determine elderly men's demands, needs and problems in regard to clothing and to design an ergonomic garment in the light of this knowledge. The sample consisted of 120 elderly men living in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, and its province. A questionnaire was prepared and given to these people in order to determine their clothing demands and needs. It was established that most of our subjects need functional garments. An ergonomic garment has been designed using the obtained data. It was found that the design of clothing for the elderly requires attention to bodily changes from aging in order to facilitate and raise the quality of life. Specific suggestions are made to elderly people and to the ready-to-wear sector.
Authors:
S Sule Civitci
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied ergonomics     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0003-6870     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl Ergon     Publication Date:  2004 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-05-17     Completed Date:  2004-09-09     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0261412     Medline TA:  Appl Ergon     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  243-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Garment Industry and Fashion Design Education Division, Occupational Education Faculty, Gazi University, Besevler-Ankara, Turkey. civitci@gazi.edu.tr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Anthropometry
Clothing*
Human Engineering*
Humans
Male
Questionnaires
Turkey

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