Residential Interiors for Elderly in Dharwad City
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Date
2012
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
A study on residential interiors for elderly in Dharwad city was under taken
during 2011-2012. A sample of fifty male and female elderly population each aged 60
years and above residing in Dharwad city (Mahant nagar, Nirmal nagar, Malamaddi,
Narayanpur, Tejaswinagar, Vinayak nagar, Sadhannkeri, Malapur, Kalyan nagar and
State bank colony) were selected. Thus, 100 households were visited to select the total
sample of 100 respondents. The problems faced and its extent with respect to various
major aspects of house design viz., problems related to house design in general
entrance and stairs, bedroom, bathroom and water closet and kitchen were recorded.
The study revealed that 25.00% of respondents have considered to indicated their
response with respect to above variables, as a problem causing have considered them
as a problem causing variables and majority of the selected respondents (<75.00%)
have considered them as not problematic. The suggestions for modification were
found to be storage in the house, curtains for doors and windows, two way switches
near the staircase, exhaust fan in the kitchen 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. Gender was found to have association with
suggestions as c
2 value was statistically significant at 0.05 per cent. 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 and supportive surroundings.