Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2019)
Requirements and suggestions given by the elderly population for residential interior modification
Author(s): Preeti Singh and PR Sumangala
Abstract: Requirement and suggestions given by the elderly population for interior modification in Dharwad were examined on 100 elderly. Data were collected using interview method. Findings of the study showed that the suggestions for modification were found to be storage in the house (40.00 and 34.00%), curtains for doors and windows (38.00 and 40.00%), two way switches near the staircase (36.00 and 32.00), exhaust fan in the kitchen (36.00 and 46.00%) found higher percentage of male and female sample respectively. However, suggestions for specious work counter was given by higher per cent of female respondents (54.00%). Similarly, suggestions for modifications in the bedroom of elderly population, equal per cent of male and female (44.00%) respondents have expressed to have relaxing chair in their bedroom generally reclined chairs are relaxing. Other suggestions were given by more number of male respondents viz., emergency bell near the bed (38.00%), comfortable soft mattress, music and TV facility (30.00% each). Comparatively suggestions for non-slippery flooring in the bedroom and for two way switches near the door and cot was given by higher per cent of female aged people i.e. 38.00 and 34.00 per cent to that of 34.00 and 28.00 per cent of male respectively. Further, suggestions given by male and female was analyzed as per the age groups more number of suggestions for both house and for bedroom were given by the 60-65 years of age group. However, age had no significant association with the age as it was not found to be significant statistically (ï£2= 15.64 and 18.91).However, gender was found to have association with suggestions as ï£2 value was statistically significant at 0.05 per cent have, the observed value was not 17.07 for modification for the bedroom. Thus, suggestions for modifications in the house and in the bedroom differed for male and female but do not vary according to the age. A good number of elderly both male & female in the present study have suggested few modifications / facilities. This reveals that they may be finding their present interior not comfortable & not a functional design. Hence, it is necessary to modify the interior of the respondents to reward them with safe & supportive surroundings.
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Preeti Singh, PR Sumangala. Requirements and suggestions given by the elderly population for residential interior modification. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(2):1109-1111.
