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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2019.21.6.800

Survey of Brassiere Related Clothing Tendency for Mastectomy Patients  

Kim, Youn Joo (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
Koo, Da Som (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
Nam, Yun Ja (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design / Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University)
Seo, Kwan Sik (Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, Eun Shin (Dept. of Surgery, Seoul National University)
Noh, Dong Young (Dept. of Surgery, Seoul National University)
Cho, Kyu Jin (Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering & Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.21, no.6, 2019 , pp. 800-812 More about this Journal
Abstract
Secondary diseases that occur during the rehabilitation of breast cancer survivors are factors that can negatively change the physical and psychological state of the patient. The rehabilitation after treatment of breast cancer survivors is an important process to prevent cancer recurrence and increase the survival rate because a negative psychological state significantly impacts the long-term survival rate. This study identifies user requirements for the development of functional bras for mastectomy patients in Korea. Participants included 133 patients with one or more breasts removed due to breast cancer and an average age of 53.2 years (53.21 ± 7.57 years, minimum 33 years, maximum 69 years). Women in their 50s had the highest participation rate of 48.9%. Most maintained the same bra size before surgery; however, some experienced changes in bra size because they are not irritated by wounds caused by surgery. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to material when designing a functional bra because it can irritate the surgical site. Only about 41.4% of bras were worn by breast cancer patients because of price burden and lack of education, not complaints related to clothing design and wearability or body shape. Most purchases at hospitals or medical institutions require consultation with a specialist who provides information about a bra mainly at the hospital. The most important considerations when buying a breast cancer bra were size, fit and shape stability.
Keywords
mastectomy; brassiere; clothing tendency; clothing human engineering;
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