2019 Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 91-96
We examined the impact of clothes with inclusive design on the cognitive and psychological functions of the elderly with mental and physical disabilities.
The cognitive function, subjective physical condition, and psychological function of forty participants’ (8 male and 32 female) were appraised before and after manufacturing and wearing the clothes with inclusive design. Cognitive and psychological functions were measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), respectively.
The GDS score decreased from 6.7±3.4 pre-survey to 5.3±3.5 post-survey (p=0.05) and the levels of subjective health condition [very good] and [good] increased in the sample from 9 participants pre-survey to 26 participants post-survey (p<0.01).
The results indicated that wearing clothes with inclusive design affects the cognitive and psychological functions of elderly people with mental and physical disabilities.
