Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)

The Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Analysis of Wearing Apparel Conditions and Clothing Preferences for Development of a Suit for Disabled Males in Wheelchairs

남성 휠체어 장애인의 정장 개발을 위한 의복 착용실태 및 선호도 분석

  • Lee, Jae Hyang (Dept. of Fashion Design, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Yang, Chung Eun (Dept. of Fashion Design, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Park, Gwang Ae (Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Park, Jang Woon (Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • You, Hee Cheon (Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Bae, Soo Jin (Dept. of Fashion Design, Catholic University of Daegu)
  • 이재향 (대구가톨릭대학교 패션디자인과) ;
  • 양정은 (대구가톨릭대학교 패션디자인과) ;
  • 박광애 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 박장운 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 유희천 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 배수진 (대구가톨릭대학교 패션디자인과)
  • Received : 2014.07.03
  • Accepted : 2014.08.19
  • Published : 2014.10.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This study investigated the degree of inconvenience in existing ready-made clothes and clothing preferences through a survey of 197 wheelchair-bound males in order to provide preliminary data for the development of a suit that considers the physical characteristics and requirements of the disabled in wheelchairs for improved quality of living and positive interpersonal relations. Among the survey respondents, the 30s to 40s age group was the largest at 71.6%. The most common type of disability was myelopathy at 72.6%. Also 59.9% of respondents had a job and ongoing external and social activities. As for the duration of wheelchair use, 10-20 years was the longest at 40.6%. It was found from the survey that respondents felt inconvenienced with existing clothes and changing pants was most inconvenient. Most experienced having their clothes altered due to the difficulty in finding well-fitting ones; consequently, the length of pants was the most altered item because pants are based on the size of a standing man and there exists a discrepancy in length due to the atrophy of the legs of the disabled. They preferred one style in general for clothing preferences as well as common design and details as well. However, they preferred a style with a short front and long back due to a discomfort in jacket length. A short length was the most complained about pants item.

Keywords

References

  1. Jang, J. H., Park, G. A., Yang, J. E., & Yoon, E. J. (2003). A study on clothing (slacks) for users of wheelchair. Journal of Human Life Science, 6(6), 243-256.
  2. Kim, S. H. (1992). A study on the physique and clothing of physically handicapped person: For men using a supporting parasite. Unpublished master's thesis, Ewha Womans University, Seoul.
  3. Lee, H. J. (2005). The analysis of physical characteristics and study on the design of functional clothes of disabled women. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Chung-Ang University, Seoul.
  4. Lee, J. H. (1990). A study on development of clothing for women confined to wheelchairs. Unpublished master's thesis, Seoul National University, Seoul.
  5. Lee, J. H. (2014). A research on clothing environment to develop formal suits, discomfort and design preference of the male disabled in wheelchair. Unpublished master's thesis, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu.
  6. Park, K. A. (2004). A study on the analysis of wheelchair using disabled women's body types. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul.
  7. Paek, J. E., & Chun, J. S. (2005). An universal clothing design for the persons with disabled. Journal of the Korean Society of Design Culture, 11(4), 51-61.
  8. Rhee, J. E. (2004). The relationship between mechanical property and sensitivity of knitted fabrics for disabled people's T-shirts. Unpublished master's thesis, Silla University, Busan.
  9. Shin, S. M. (2008). Apparel classification for handicapped women reflecting their characteristics on dressing. Unpublished master's thesis, Yonsei University, Seoul.
  10. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. (2011). Survey for disabled status, Korea, December 2011 (No. 2011-82). Seoul: Author.

Cited by

  1. Development of an Online Men's Suits Customizing System using Heuristic Procedure for Wheelchair Users vol.18, pp.2, 2016, https://doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2016.18.2.225
  2. Classification of upper body shapes among Korean male wheelchair users to improve clothing fit 2019, https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2017.1335359