Survey on the Reality of Dressing Habits Among the Elderly (500 People Aged 75+): Making Changing Clothes Easier in the '100-Year Life Era'

Care Fashion Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Hiroshi Onishi), which plans and sells clothing for seniors and nursing care apparel, conducted a 'Questionnaire on Daily Changing of Clothes (Dressing Actions)' targeting 500 men and women aged 75 and older nationwide over four days from Tuesday, February 17 to Friday, February 20, 2026.

[Survey Background and Objectives]
As we enter the era of the 100-year life, the proportion of elderly people is rising year by year. While society is aging, a major issue remains in the apparel industry. The reality is that there are limited appropriate clothing choices—and their existence is not widely known—for the needs of the elderly, for whom 'changing clothes' itself becomes difficult due to age-related decline in physical functions.
As a specialized company in universal fashion and nursing care apparel, we work daily on product development to eliminate these daily 'struggles of changing clothes.'

In this release, we will introduce the real struggles of the elderly revealed through the 'Questionnaire on Changing Clothes (Dressing Actions),' our product lineup designed to solve them, and the unique development points we have reflected in our products.

[Survey Overview]
- Target Audience: 500 men and women aged 75 and over nationwide
- Survey Method: Online survey
- Implementation Period: February 17–20, 2026
- Survey Items:
1. Dressing actions that feel burdensome compared to before the age of 60
2. Average time taken to change top and bottom clothing
3. Stress during changing (pain, fatigue, frustration) *Described in the graph table of [Observation 1]
4. Features deemed necessary to relieve the inconvenience of changing

[Key Points of Survey Results]
- Compared to before age 60, the most burdensome dressing action felt is 'putting on and taking off socks' at 46.8% (nearly half), followed by 'fastening and unfastening buttons' at 36.6%.
- Currently, regarding the feeling of stress towards changing clothes, about 77.6% answered 'None at all/Not much,' and about 20.4% answered 'A little.'
- On the other hand, regarding the features needed to eliminate the inconvenience of changing, even among those who feel 'no stress at all,' about 36% feel the need for stretchability and friction-less design.
- The top 3 necessary features answered were 'Snag-free fabric' at 44.8%, followed by 'Fabric stretchability' at 43.6%, and 'Button innovations' at 38.2%.

[Survey 1]
Among changing clothes (dressing actions), which ones do you feel are burdensome or difficult compared to before age 60?

[Survey 2]
What is the average time taken to change into top and bottom clothing, such as pajamas?