Abstract

Functional clothing products for older individuals are plentiful in the consumer market, and they are developing rapidly. However, the evaluation methods used for these products are relatively subjective and lack reliability. In this study, we reviewed some objective and quantitative indicators for evaluating functional clothing products and proposed a new method for evaluating functional clothing for older individuals with restricted mobility, according to their physiological characteristics and functional requirements for clothing. In this new method, we combined evaluation indicators such as independence, degree of difficulty, time and degree of exertion (e.g. muscular activity and heart rate) to assess the dressing and undressing convenience performance of clothing. A complete evaluation process was proposed to test and compare an item of clothing adapted to the needs of people with reduced mobility to typical clothing in the marketplace (control). Feasible methodological suggestions were put forward for evaluating the thermal performance of functional clothing for older individuals with restricted mobility. Finally, it was recommended that dressing and undressing convenience performance can be given priority, and then thermal performance to comprehensively evaluate functional clothing designed for older individuals with restricted mobility. This method will be of great significance for the development of functional clothing for older individuals and the practice of “Active Aging” in the future.

摘要

用于老年人的功能性服装产品在消费市场上非常丰富，并且正在迅速发展。但是，用于这些产品的评估方法是比较主观的，并且缺乏可靠性。在这项研究中，我们回顾了一些评估功能性服装产品的客观和定量指标，并根据行动不便的老年人的生理特征和功能性要求，提出了一种评估功能性服装的新方法。在这种新方法中，我们结合了诸如独立性，困难程度，时间和劳累程度（例如，肌肉活动和心率）之类的评估指标，以评估服装的着装和脱衣便利性。提出了一个完整的评估过程，以测试和比较适合行动不便人士需求的服装与市场上的典型服装（对照品）进行比较。提出了可行的方法学建议，以评估行动不便的老年人的功能性服装的热性能。最后，建议将着装和脱衣服的便利性能放在首位，然后通过热性能来综合评估为行动不便的老年人设计的功能性服装。这种方法对于开发老年人的功能性服装和未来的“主动抗衰老”方法具有重要意义。提出了可行的方法学建议，以评估行动不便的老年人的功能性服装的热性能。最后，建议将着装和脱衣服的便利性能放在首位，然后通过热性能来综合评估为行动不便的老年人设计的功能性服装。这种方法对于开发老年人的功能性服装和未来的“主动抗衰老”方法具有重要意义。提出了可行的方法学建议，以评估行动不便的老年人的功能性服装的热性能。最后，建议将着装和脱衣服的便利性能放在首位，然后通过热性能来综合评估为行动不便的老年人设计的功能性服装。这种方法对于开发老年人的功能性服装和未来的“主动抗衰老”方法具有重要意义。然后通过热性能综合评估为行动不便的老年人设计的功能性服装。这种方法对于开发老年人的功能性服装和未来的“主动抗衰老”方法具有重要意义。然后通过热性能综合评估为行动不便的老年人设计的功能性服装。这种方法对于开发老年人的功能性服装和未来的“主动抗衰老”方法具有重要意义。