
Design and Development of Adaptive Sarees for Elderly Women
Functional Clothing
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Old age is the last stage in the life process of an individual comprising a segment of elderly members. Aging is associated with changes in biological, physiological, environmental, psychological, behavioral and social processes. Age-related problems lead to a decline in function of the senses, increased frequency of disease & disability. This affects the activities of daily living (ADLs) of the elderly. The inability to perform ADLs results in the dependence of other individuals and/or mechanical devices to perform their basic activities. The solution to overcome the problems of the elderly i...
Old age is the last stage in the life process of an individual comprising a segment of elderly members. Aging is associated with changes in biological, physiological, environmental, psychological, behavioral and social processes. Age-related problems lead to a decline in function of the senses, increased frequency of disease & disability. This affects the activities of daily living (ADLs) of the elderly. The inability to perform ADLs results in the dependence of other individuals and/or mechanical devices to perform their basic activities. The solution to overcome the problems of the elderly in dressing is adaptive clothing. It is a type of functional clothing that enables easy dressing for people with disabilities. This book is about the difficulties faced by elderly women in dressing & undressing due to their physical disabilities. A detailed quantitative research has been done to identify the problems faced by elderly women. Adaptive sarees were designed & developed for elderly women. An qualitative research has been conducted to understand the physical & psychological comfort of the adaptive saree, degree of difficulty & ADL was also analyzed.