Inclusive garment design for muslimah elderly with physical disabbilites in an Old Folks Home in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
World experiencing ageing growth as one of the global phenomenon by increasing the size and proportion in their population. This group of people facing various challenging issues in their life such as medical and health problem. This situation leads to ageing population who disabled and need more...
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| Language: | English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113364/1/113364.pdf |
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| Summary: | World experiencing ageing growth as one of the global phenomenon by increasing
the size and proportion in their population. This group of people facing various
challenging issues in their life such as medical and health problem. This situation
leads to ageing population who disabled and need more quality of care in their life.
The chronic condition of disabled elderly cause a burden to them as for example
disabled elderly having difficulties in control their body movement while handling
dress and undress their garment. In addition, to ensure the high quality health
system for disabled elderly in nursing or care unit, there is a need to improve
assistive garment in order to provide ease of treatment access to disabled
people in old folks home. The purpose of this study is to identify the best pattern
design for garment to respect dignity of disabled elderly in folks home. Prior
observation shows that, the problem of the existing opening of gowns that
disabled elderly wear, effect on how disabled elderly wear the gowns while in the
treatment centre or care centre. The health worker having difficulty in changing
disabled elderly garment and have problem on the accessibility for medical
examination. On a case study, a qualitative technique was applied literature
research to create a suitable design pattern based on elderly need in the folks
home. 15 respondents and 3 informants have contribuate idea and opinion in this
study. Then, it employs observation and interview of the case on prototype to
assess the improvement of the existing garment's everyday use. Finally, a semistructured
questionnaire was used in the interview to assess the user's suitability
for the proposed assistive garment. A sample of prototype been develop through
out the process understanding elderly needs. It has been found that garment
can contribute comfort and easy access for daily wear. |
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