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Assessment of the Clothing Wear Comfort for Elderly Women based on Rectal Temperature, Melatonin and Cortisol Analyses

직장온·멜라토닌·코티졸 분석을 통한 노년기 여성의 의복 착용 쾌적성 평가

  • Bang, Ha Yeon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Center for Beautiful Aging, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Hee Eun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Center for Beautiful Aging, Kyungpook National University)
  • 방하연 (경북대학교 의류학과/경북대학교 장수생활과학연구소) ;
  • 김희은 (경북대학교 의류학과/경북대학교 장수생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2012.07.18
  • Accepted : 2013.03.15
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

This study examines the wearing comfort of elderly women through a physiological analysis based on rectal temperature and biochemical analysis with salivary melatonin and cortisol. This study was conducted on 7 elderly women aged 65 or over. Two kinds of clothing ensemble (control and prototype) were used as experimental clothing. The control clothing was a general clothing ensemble and the prototype clothing lowered clothing pressure by adding an extra gap. The experimental schedule included daily living activities with randomly assigned experimental clothing. Rectal temperature was constantly measured every 5 minutes during the experiment and saliva samples for melatonin and cortisol were collected twice per day before and after sleep. The rectal temperature was lower for the prototype than the control throughout the experiment, and its circadian rhythm was prompt and clear in prototype. In addition, melatonin was secreted more but cortisol was secreted less when the subjects wore the prototype clothing. With these results, we assumed that regular circadian rhythm and low level of stress might be caused by wearing prototype clothing that lowered clothing pressure. The results demonstrate the necessity to develop clothing that considers body changes in elderly women.

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