Research and analysis of user needs for smart clothing for the elderly
Journal Title: Wearable Technology - Year 2021, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Following the principle of “people-oriented”, we explore the user needs of smart clothing for the elderly and provide reference for the development of such clothing. The target consumers of smart clothing for the elderly are divided into two categories: The elderly and the young, and the needs of elderly users are investigated by means of literature analysis and interviews. The study showed that the needs of elderly users for senior smart clothing can be divided into five areas: Physiological, psychological, aesthetic, functional and consumer; the younger group is generally willing to buy senior smart clothing for the elderly and wants functional design to focus on physiological monitoring technology and aesthetic design to focus on loose fit design and dark shades of colour matching. The findings of the study will help companies to improve their design solutions and promote the healthy development of the senior clothing market.
Authors and Affiliations
Ting Lv, Yehu Lu, Guoqing Zhu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP710010
- DOI 10.54517/wt.v2i2.1653
- Views 56
- Downloads 0
Wireless vibrotactile wireless optical device for motor activity assistance motor activities
This article describes the research that leads to the development of a wireless optical device capable of generating vibrotactile mechanical stimuli at different points on the skin and at desired frequencies by means of...
Research on a monitoring and evaluation platform for mountain sickness of grid construction workers based on disease information entropy
The inaccuracy of acute altitude sickness screening has brought great challenges to power grid construction workers in high-altitude areas. Human vital signs monitoring technology is an effective technical means to prev...
Ventricular assist device for advanced heart failure
Heart failure (HF) continues to be a highly prevalent disease, affecting 1–2% of the population in developed countries, therefore constitutes a health problem due to its high cost. Despite the progress made in drug trea...
“Internet +” helps research on fitness for all
Using the literature method and the logical analysis method, the study of “Internet +” to help the national fitness is conducted. The value of “Internet +” in helping national fitness: helping the government to reform th...
A method of attitude measurement and level assessment for skiers based on wearable inertial measurement
Quantitative analysis of sports is an important development direction of scientific skiing training, and the digital expression of human movement patterns during skiing is the basis for scientific quantitative analysis....