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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2014.16.1.101

Study on the Preference Survey for Developing the Fall Impact Protective Clothing - Targeting Women ages of 50s to 70s -  

Park, Jung Hyun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Pusan National University)
Lee, Jeong Ran (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Pusan National University, Research Institute of Ecology for the Elderly, Pusan National University)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.16, no.1, 2014 , pp. 101-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigate characteristics of fall, requirements toward the impact protective clothing, design preferences, etc. to develop the fall impact protective clothing for the silver-aged women. Among the 242 women respondents aging 50s to 70s, 43% experienced the fall in recent 2 years. It is found that the fall mostly occurred in winter season and happened during the regular activities such as walking outside, going up and down stairs. Most of the respondents have no experience buying the impact protective clothing, but they expressed the fall impact protective clothing would help reducing the injury from falls. Moreover, the intention to purchase the impact protective clothing is increasing with an increasing target age. However, the respondents concerned with increasing volume and weight of clothing by the protecting pad inserted into the clothing. The respondents also claimed that the impact protecting clothing should not interfere with their regular physical activities. The survey showed that respondents preferred to embed the impact protective function in pants as a form of the protective clothing. For the design preferences on the pants, casual style and straight silhouette was preferred and stretch fabric was selected. The respondents preferred underwear made of cotton spandex blend with relaxed fit.
Keywords
fall impact protective clothing; design preference; silver fashion;
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