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Design for Ageing Well
— improving the quality of life for the ageing population using a technology enabled garment system | | Author(s) | Jane McCann |
| Corporate Author | New Dynamics of Ageing Programme - NDA; Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield |
| Publisher | New Dynamics of Ageing - NDA, Sheffield, 2013 |
| Pages | 8 pp (NDA Findings 20) |
| Source | NDA Research Programme, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Elmfield, Northumberland Road, Sheffield S10 2TU. www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk Download: http://newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk/nda-findings-2... |
| Keywords | Clothing ; Design ; Technology ; Assistive technology ; Walking ; Clothing and footwear industries ; Coordination ; Multi disciplinary ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | These findings describe a cross-disciplinary collaboration that aimed to bring 'smart' clothing, (modern functional textiles with assistive wearable technologies) to enhance well-being and the everyday lives of the market-neglected, rapidly growing 'Active Ageing' community. The focus was the development of a clothing 'layering system' for participation in walking comprising close-fitting base-layer garments (incorporating vital signs and activity monitoring), mid-layer insulating garments (with warming devices), and outer protective wear. Future product development by the wearable technology and 'smart' clothing industry has been informed by co-design and repeated evaluation by end users, walkers aged 60-75. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160429003 P |
| Classmark | YW7: 33: Y9: M: HSA: XFD: QAJ: 3DM: 3A:6KC * |
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