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Original Articles

DISCUSSION PAPER THE ASSESSMENT OF COMFORT

Pages 157-171 | Received 17 Dec 1985, Published online: 01 Dec 2008
 

Abstract

The assessment of comfort is reviewed from the points of view both of its importance and of its measurement. Its importance lies in its universal applicability to all human beings and in its tendency to govern survival prospects in limiting situations. In measuring the comfort level, objective and subjective techniques must be used correctly for the determination of psychological, physiological, and physical comfort-related factors, but no over-all quantitative assessment of this level can be obtained.

The effects of the five senses, the environment, and the presence of textile products can all play a vital part in establishing comfort. Human beings are so individual in their needs, and the conditions to be met so variable, that it is difficult to establish precise needs for any one situation. Nevertheless, the properties of the textile products that are useful in enhancing comfort can be established with a fair degree of accuracy.

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