title: The effects of physical changes on clothing preferences of elderly women.
abstract: Various physiological and biological changes occurring during senescence have an affect upon the clothing needs and preferences of elderly women. Data were collected by personal interview from thirty-eight women age sixty-five or older in Lexington, Kentucky. The results indicate that ready-to-wear garments do not accommodate the clothing needs of elderly women; garments did not allow for increased trunk girth, decreased height, or for physical impairments.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001699:Biometry; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003020:Clothing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans