Eunjin Jeon; Heeeun Kim; Heecheon You; Seunghoon Lee; Giwook Kim; Sunjung Yoon

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Evaluation of the Wearing Characteristics of Hip Protectors Based on Draping Pattern Design and Body Shape in Korean Elderly People: Eunjin Jeon, Ph.D., Heeeun Kim, Ph.D., Heecheon You, Ph.D., Seunghoon Lee, M.S., Giwook Kim, M.D., Sunjung Yoon, M.D.; Journal of the Korean Fracture Society 2017;30(4):180-185.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2017.30.4.180
Published online: October 25, 2017

Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea.

^*Department of Clothing and Textiles, College of Human Ecology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

^†Department of Rehabilitation, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.

^‡Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.

Correspondence to: Heeeun Kim, Ph.D. Department of Clothing and Textiles, College of Human Ecology, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Korea. Tel: +82-53-950-6220, Fax: +82-53-950-6219, hekim@knu.ac.kr

• Received: May 16, 2017 • Revised: June 25, 2017 • Accepted: July 3, 2017

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Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to verify the new hip protector design with respect to the comfort and mobility. The new hip protector was developed based on a pattern of draping and body shape of Korean elderly individuals.
Materials and Methods
An wearing characteristics evaluation was conducted on 101 elderly women wearing hip protector using a questionnaire of preference and ease of wearing. Hip protectors, with existing and newly developed belt and underwear types, which were previously preferred by the Korean elderly, were evaluated.
Results
The newly developed belt type (65.0%) and newly developed underwear type (30.1%) hip protectors were preferred to the existing type (3.9%) and existing underwear type (1.0%) ones. The convenience of the newly developed belt type was greater than 4 out of 5 points (1 for strongly disagree and 5 for strongly agree) for all nine measures, including fit, allowance, mobility, pad placement, pad thickness, pad size, material, design, ease of dressing, and ease of undressing. The newly developed hip protectors showed less discomfort than the existing ones. In particular, the newly developed belt type and developed underwear type improved sitting convenience by 31.1% and 26.1%, respectively, compared with the existing ones.
Conclusion
The hip protectors developed in the present study is expected to provide better fit for the body shape of Korean elderly individuals and prevent hip fracture due to fall.
Key words: Korean elderly people, 3-dimensional human body shape, Draping pattern, Hip protector, Wearing characteristic, Wearing convenience, Mobility, Hip fracture

This research was supported by Kyungpook National University Bokhyeon Research Fund, 2015. And this paper was supported by Fund of Biomedical Research Institute, Chonbuk National University Hospital.

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Experiment protocol for hip protector (HP) evaluation.

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Hip protector for evaluation.

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Wearing convenience in the usage characteristics. (A) Wearing convenience for the belt type. (B) Wearing convenience for the underwear type.

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Mobility in the usage characteristics. (A) Mobility for the belt type. (B) Mobility for the underwear type.

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Evaluation of the Wearing Characteristics of Hip Protectors Based on Draping Pattern Design and Body Shape in Korean Elderly People

J Korean Fract Soc. 2017;30(4):180-185. Published online October 31, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2017.30.4.180

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Evaluation of the Wearing Characteristics of Hip Protectors Based on Draping Pattern Design and Body Shape in Korean Elderly People

Fig. 1 Experiment protocol for hip protector (HP) evaluation.

Fig. 2 Hip protector for evaluation.

Fig. 3 Wearing convenience in the usage characteristics. (A) Wearing convenience for the belt type. (B) Wearing convenience for the underwear type.

Fig. 4 Mobility in the usage characteristics. (A) Mobility for the belt type. (B) Mobility for the underwear type.

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Evaluation of the Wearing Characteristics of Hip Protectors Based on Draping Pattern Design and Body Shape in Korean Elderly People