My dad finds it so difficult to put shoes on as he gets older and suffers from knee osteoarthritis. When I come to pick him up for dinner and such, it takes him at least 15 minutes to put his shoes on. So after some research I bought these shoes as they were highly recommended by several publications. Let me say my dad is so happy right now. Now it only takes him a minute to put his shoes on. What really helps is that he no longer has to tie his shoelaces. I should have bought them for him a long time ago. He likes the way it looks and says it's very comfortable. I bought him wide shoes.