Analysis on Hand Types of Elderly Women

Abstract

This study categorizes and analyzes hand types based on 2-Dimensional measurements of women in their 60-80's in order to establish initial data that can help develop a well-fitted glove and hand protector for elderly women. A total of 22 measurement items were selected to provide information about Size Korea (2010) 3D hand measurements. Participants in the study were 353 elderly women over the age of 60. Subjects were divided into two age groups (60's and over 70's). Statistical tests (such as Descriptive Analysis and T-test) analyzed the data and ascertained the age differences. A factor analysis and cluster analysis were conducted to classify elderly women hand types. The disparities between 20-30's and over 60's age groups were compared by T-test with the SPSS 20 program for Windows. The results in this study are follows: The hand shapes for elderly women were divided into 3 groups. Elderly women's Hand Type A is average length and the medium breadth hand type. Type B is the biggest length and breadth, Type C is the smallest length and breadth hand type. There were significant differences in the 20-30's and over 60's age groups for most hand length and breadth items. In addition, the mean measurement value of the length items decreased as the age increased; however, the diversity of items increased, so that it became shorter and wider. Further study should include the classification of hand shape dimensions for each figure type of sizing gloves for elderly women. We expect hand types to be applicable to the manufacture of gloves for elderly women.

Development of a hand classification system for smart hand wearables

“…26 In Korea, several studies [27][28][29][30] classified hand shapes based upon statistical analyses of hand dimension data retrieved from Size Korea, the National Standard Anthropometric Surveys led by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, Government of Korea, or hand data collected by researchers themselves, discussed below. 31 Choi and Kim 30 classified the hands of 824 adults aged 18 to 64 into two types: short and chubby and long and slender. Kwon and Choi 29 classified the hands of 134 men and 131 women aged 18 to 30 into two male types-small, short-fingered and large, and long-fingered, and three female types-medium-sized, thick-fingered, and thinfingered.…”

“…26 In Korea, several studies 27–30 classified hand shapes based upon statistical analyses of hand dimension data retrieved from Size Korea, the National Standard Anthropometric Surveys led by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, Government of Korea, or hand data collected by researchers themselves, discussed below. 31…”

“…Kim and Kee 28 classified the hands of 325 men aged 20 and above into two types: thin and long and thick and blunt. Choi and Do 31 measured the right hands of 353 older women aged 60 and above and classified them into three types: average, long and wide, and short and narrow. These four studies successfully classified the overall characteristics of hands by applying factor analysis to statistically determine the criteria items for hand classification.…”

A study on hand growth of Korean adolescent boys from 14 to 19 years

“…손과 관련된 선행연구들은 대부분 성인을 대상 으로 이루어졌으며 (Choi & Do, 2013;Choi & Kim, 2004;Kim & Ki, 2012;Kwon & Choi, 2005;Ryu & Suh, 2004), 손 치수 데이터는 장갑 사이즈 체계 와 맞춤 장갑 패턴 개발 (Kwon et al, 2009)이나, 장 갑 치수 체계를 새롭게 제시하는 기본 데이터로 사 용되고 있다 (Kwon & Choi, 2005;Ryu & Suh, 2004). 최근에는 직접 측정보다는 3차 원 형상 정보를 분석하여 남녀 손 치수와 형태의 특성을 파악하는 연구가 수행되고 있다 (Choi & Do, 2013;Choi & Kim, 2004).…”

“…최근에는 직접 측정보다는 3차 원 형상 정보를 분석하여 남녀 손 치수와 형태의 특성을 파악하는 연구가 수행되고 있다 (Choi & Do, 2013;Choi & Kim, 2004). 그러나 청소년들을 대상 으로 손에 관한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다.…”