Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology

Purpose: This study aims to integrate fall-protection function into the elderly clothing to meet both the daily life and fall-protection needs of the elderly people, thereby upgrading the performance of elderly clothing. Design/methodology/approach: This study identified the design strategies of eld...

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Main Authors: Wang, Mingrun, Shaari, Nazlina, Zainal Abidin, Sazrinee, He, Yan
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Published: Emerald Publishing 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116375/
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author Wang, Mingrun
Shaari, Nazlina
Zainal Abidin, Sazrinee
He, Yan
author_facet Wang, Mingrun
Shaari, Nazlina
Zainal Abidin, Sazrinee
He, Yan
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description Purpose: This study aims to integrate fall-protection function into the elderly clothing to meet both the daily life and fall-protection needs of the elderly people, thereby upgrading the performance of elderly clothing. Design/methodology/approach: This study identified the design strategies of elderly clothing using an Extended Kansei Engineering methodology. Extended Kansei Engineering methodology is a new design framework developed from the traditional Kansei Engineering methodology to meet the design requirements of the product-service system. This study focuses on the product section of product-service system design. According to the product design process of the Extended Kansei Engineering methodology, this study first collected and organized the design elements and Kansei words of elderly clothing. Then a questionnaire was designed using Semantic Differential Scale. Finally, the questionnaire survey was conducted and the collected data was analysed to understand the consumption preferences of elderly people. A total of 399 elderly people aged 65 and older provided valuable design insights for this survey. Findings: The research findings include the product design strategies for the development of elderly clothing, as well as a product prototype canvas and a product prototype elderly clothing developed based on the design strategies. Practical implications: The research findings can provide competitive design strategies for the development of elderly clothing, thereby upgrading the performance of elderly clothing. Social implications: This elderly clothing integrates fall-protection function to reduce the risk of injury for elderly people due to falls, thereby helping society alleviate the medical and healthcare pressure caused by falls for elderly people. Originality/value: The research findings can provide competitive design strategies for the development of elderly clothing. Furthermore, the Extended Kansei Engineering methodology introduced in this study can provide product and service designers with design methods that are more in line with the development trend of modern product-service system business models. © 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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spelling upm-1163752025-03-27T05:27:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116375/ Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology Wang, Mingrun Shaari, Nazlina Zainal Abidin, Sazrinee He, Yan Purpose: This study aims to integrate fall-protection function into the elderly clothing to meet both the daily life and fall-protection needs of the elderly people, thereby upgrading the performance of elderly clothing. Design/methodology/approach: This study identified the design strategies of elderly clothing using an Extended Kansei Engineering methodology. Extended Kansei Engineering methodology is a new design framework developed from the traditional Kansei Engineering methodology to meet the design requirements of the product-service system. This study focuses on the product section of product-service system design. According to the product design process of the Extended Kansei Engineering methodology, this study first collected and organized the design elements and Kansei words of elderly clothing. Then a questionnaire was designed using Semantic Differential Scale. Finally, the questionnaire survey was conducted and the collected data was analysed to understand the consumption preferences of elderly people. A total of 399 elderly people aged 65 and older provided valuable design insights for this survey. Findings: The research findings include the product design strategies for the development of elderly clothing, as well as a product prototype canvas and a product prototype elderly clothing developed based on the design strategies. Practical implications: The research findings can provide competitive design strategies for the development of elderly clothing, thereby upgrading the performance of elderly clothing. Social implications: This elderly clothing integrates fall-protection function to reduce the risk of injury for elderly people due to falls, thereby helping society alleviate the medical and healthcare pressure caused by falls for elderly people. Originality/value: The research findings can provide competitive design strategies for the development of elderly clothing. Furthermore, the Extended Kansei Engineering methodology introduced in this study can provide product and service designers with design methods that are more in line with the development trend of modern product-service system business models. © 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited. Emerald Publishing 2024 Article PeerReviewed Wang, Mingrun and Shaari, Nazlina and Zainal Abidin, Sazrinee and He, Yan (2024) Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 36 (4). pp. 687-707. ISSN 0955-6222; eISSN: 1758-5953 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ijcst-09-2023-0142/full/html 10.1108/ijcst-09-2023-0142
spellingShingle Wang, Mingrun
Shaari, Nazlina
Zainal Abidin, Sazrinee
He, Yan
Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology
title Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology
title_full Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology
title_fullStr Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology
title_full_unstemmed Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology
title_short Elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended Kansei Engineering methodology
title_sort elderly clothing upgrading in product-service system design using extended kansei engineering methodology
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116375/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116375/