Recommendations to bra design project development for climacteric women

This research aims to propose recommendations for the design of  bra for climacteric women usage in the workplace. The present research was conducted with 10 women in the climacteric agewho were actively working; and three different data collection tools were applied: a questionnaire, the usability...

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Autores: Chernev, Cássia Matveichuk, Castro, Iara Sousa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Repositorio:ModaPalavra e-periódico
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai::article/25991
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/modapalavra/article/view/25991
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:sutiã
climatério
metodologia OIKOS
bra
climacteric
OIKOS methodology
sujetador
climaterio
metodología OIKOS
Descripción
Sumario:This research aims to propose recommendations for the design of  bra for climacteric women usage in the workplace. The present research was conducted with 10 women in the climacteric agewho were actively working; and three different data collection tools were applied: a questionnaire, the usability test of the OIKOSmethodology aimed at two types of bras available in the Brazilian market, and a semi-structured interview. The questionnaire results elucidated the climacteric women’s preferences regarding the use and purchase of bras. Bras of the traditional and triangular styles were tested and received good scores in usability evaluation; the interview helped to clarify some issues pertinent to bras and usability testing. It was concluded that there is still room for the improvement of the design of climacteric women bras, making it possible to achieve the objective of this research and contributing to make the bra more suitable for the body and women’s activities at climacteric age.