Quality Improvement in Health Care (한국의료질향상학회지)
- Volume 6 Issue 1_2
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- Pages.48-79
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- 1999
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- 1225-7613(pISSN)
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- 2288-078X(eISSN)
The Study on Developing Multipurpose Patient Clothing
다목적 환자복 개발을 위한 연구
- Song, Jung Hup (Dept. of Occupational Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital) ;
- Song, Jung A (Dept. of Clothing & Design, Sangju National Technic University)
- Published : 1999.05.31
Abstract
Background : The clothing is considered as second skin. The patient clothing needs basic clothing demands which are comfortable, functional and aesthetical and special demeands which are associated with medical examination, treatment and management of daily-life inconveniences. The patient is weak and labile to psychic trauma and has limitation of movement. So the help of others is needed. But recent patient clothing does not satisfy above demands. So the design, making and management of patient clothing to satisfy those demands are very important. The purpose of this study' is to develop multipurpose clothing which is comfortable, functional, aesthetical and satisfying patients and medical personnels. Method : The questionnaires of existing patient clothing were tested by patients, medical doctors, and nurses. After analyzing two types of questionnaires, eight types of experimental patient clothing were made. After preference test, shortcomings were removed and merits were adapted. One type of multipurpose patient clothing mixing eight above experimental clothing was made. The state of wearing and moving were videotaped. The videotape-recoding was watched by patient, caregivers(medical doctors, nurses) and clothing specialists. Result : The general reaction for experimental clothing were positive by the group of patients, medical personnels and clothing specialist, there were significant differences among three groups. Conclusion : It was thought that to develop one type of multipurpose clothing is possible. If the studys for patient clothing which are free-size and economic matters that are type of clothes and method of washing are made in depth, the desirable patient clothing will appear.