Kaswan & Sudha 2009 [44]

40

descriptive cum exploratory study

Udaipur city, India

1) The majority of respondents (over 80%) were found to be less satisfied or not satisfied with the fitting of garments, and all the respondents wanted loose or medium fitting garments. 2) The majority of respondents were satisfied with garment materials. 3) The majority of respondents were not satisfied or less satisfied with the functional design, especially fasteners. 4) Major problems were in the functional aspects of ready-made garments, loose or medium fitting, openings, neckline designs, and sizes of pockets, etc.

Braganca et al. 2017 [45]

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Group interview and questionnaire

UK

1) Most athletes find problems with the sports-wear and areas that need significant improvements, especially considering fit experiences that may have wider implications. 2) The most common cause of dissatisfaction was the fit of the clothes, followed by the ability to maintain a good temperature and the comfort felt. 3) Items that related with the dissatisfaction include the availability of clothes for the sports, the ease of putting on and taking off, the materials that constitute the clothes, and the impact the clothes have on performance. 4) Among all the items of clothes, the respondents were most unsatisfied with the gloves for sports and it was followed by trousers and sleeveless tops and vests. 5) Comfort is the most important aspect of all for every part of the garment. The least important aspect is safety for athletes. Functionality is as important to the athletes as comfort when making the decision of purchase. 6) The questionnaire also confirmed that the sports-wear stores do not offer a wide variety of garments specific for wheelchair users.

7) The most commonly encountered problems for the athletes are that the ready-to-wear sports-wear does not fit their body shape.

Thompson 2015 [46]

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Group interview

Toronto, CAN

1) The lack of mainstream clothing available and the geriatric style of clothing often associated with physical disability is largely a result of the embedded notion that disability is a problem to be solved by the individual. 2) As appearance plays a role in interactions, the stereotypes surrounding physical disability are perpetuated if the appearance cannot be changed due to the absence of the type of clothing one might desire to wear.

Kratz et al. 1997 [38]

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Quasi-experimental post-test design

Sweden

1) Wheelchair users felt more comfortable when wearing adapted clothes than their ordinary clothes. These clothes fitted better, were light in weight and easy to wear.

2) How wheelchair users looked after themselves could affect the choice of leisure activity.

3) Adaptive clothes contributed to the wheelchair user’s involvement in activities, if they felt more able to concentrate and live up to the expectations of others during challenging activities.

4) Adapted clothes could largely change wheelchair users’ moods in a positive direction.