Design de vestuário para jovens com Síndrome de Down, a partir de um estudo antropométrico com recurso à digitalização corporal 3D

Dissertação de mestrado em Design e MarketingDas cromossopatias humanas, a Síndrome de Down é a mais frequente. Os problemas sociais perpassam pela esfera dos preconceitos, mitos e exclusões. A inclusão social tem sido alvo de diversos estudos e nesta perspetiva, o objetivo principal deste trabalho é contribuir para uma maior inclusão social das pessoas com Síndrome de Down, através de um estudo de caraterização antropométrica do seu corpo padrão, realizada com a tecnologia de digitalização corporal tridimensional (Body Scanner 3D) e o desenvolvimento de vestuário inclusivo, adaptado às necessidades especiais do público em questão, no sentido de promover os aspetos antropométricos e ergonómicos da forma, conforto e estética, contribuindo para o aumento da qualidade de vida, da auto estima e segurança, a fim de partilharem a vida em sociedade. Os resultados obtidos através das tabelas de medidas fornecidas pelo sistema Body Scanner 3D permitiu a identificação da forma dos corpos da amostra estudada, assim como as variáveis das suas medidas. A partir desta informação, o estudo termina com o desenvolvimento e a validação de protótipos otimizados de vestuário inclusivo.Of the human chromosopathies, Down Syndrome is the most frequent. Social problems run through the realm of prejudice, myth and exclusion. Social inclusion has been subject of several studies and in this perspective, the main objective of this study is to contribute to a higher social inclusion of people with Down Syndrome, through an anthropometric characterization study of their standard body, performed with the technology of body scanning (3D Body Scanner) and development of inclusive clothing, adapted to their special needs, promoting the anthropometric and ergonomic aspects of shape, comfort and aesthetics, contributing to an increase in their quality of life, self-esteem and security, in order to share life in society. The results obtained through the measuring tables provided by the 3D Body Scanner System allowed the identification of the shape of the bodies within the studied sample, as well as the variables of their measurements. From this information, the study ends with the development and validation of optimized inclusive clothing prototypes

Design of innovative clothing for pressure injury prevention: end-user evaluation in a mixed-methods study

The global relevance of pressure injury (PI) prevention technologies arise from their impact on the quality of life of people with limited mobility and the costs associated with treating these preventable injuries. The purpose of this mixed methods study is to evaluate the design of a prototype integrating Smart Health Textiles for PI prevention based on feedback from specialist nurses who care for individuals who are prone to or have PIs. This is a mixed methods study. A structured questionnaire was conducted as part of an evaluation of a prototype garment for the prevention of PIs. This questionnaire was applied during the evaluation of the prototype and afterwards focus group discussions were held with experts. Descriptive statistics techniques were used to analyze the data and thematic and integrated content analysis was conducted through concomitant triangulation. Nineteen nurses took part, aged 30 to 39 years (52.6%) and with 12.31 ± 8.96 years of experience. Participants showed that the prototype required more manipulation and physical effort, which interfered its usefulness, in addition to presenting difficulties with the openings and the material of the closure system, which interfered with the ease of use and learning. Overall satisfaction with the product was moderate, with some areas for improvement found, such as satisfaction, recommendations to colleagues, and pleasantness of use. It is concluded that areas for improvement have been found in all dimensions, including in the design of openings and the choice of materials. These findings supply significant insights for improving clothing to meet the needs of healthcare professionals and patients.The 4NoPressure project was co-financed by the Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020) under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, with support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), reference number POCI-01-0247- FEDER-039869