The Study on Developing Multipurpose Patient Clothing

Song, Jung Hup; Song, Jung A

Journal of Korean Society Quality Assurance Health Care 1999;6(Suppl DB Error: no such field): 48.
Published online May 30, 1999.

다목적 환자복 개발을 위한 연구

송정흡¹, 송정아²

¹경북대학교병원 산업의학과
²상주산업대학 의상디자인학과

The Study on Developing Multipurpose Patient Clothing

Jung Hup Song¹, Jung A Song²

¹Dept. of Occupational Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital
²Dept. of Clothing & Design, Sangju National Technic University

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.

Key words Clothing;Videotape-recoding;