Customized patient clothing and patient satisfaction

Vaskooi-Eshkevari, Khorshid; Mirbazegh, Fatemeh; Soltani-Kermanshahi, Mojtaba; Sabzali-Poursarab-Saeedi, Mahin; Alipour, Sadaf

doi:10.1108/ijhcqa-02-2018-0047

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“…Hospital patient attire perpetuates the “sick role” and further widens the gap between provider and patient (4,5). The ultimate goal of introducing PALS is to return dignity, control, and comfort to people, which is frequently stripped (literally) upon hospitalization (2,17). Enhancing patient privacy, dignity, and comfort returns some control to patients and may allow them to cope better with their respective disease processes (18).…”

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Healing by Leaps and Gowns: A Novel Patient Gowning System to the Rescue

Frankel

Peyser

Farner

et al. 2021

Journal of Patient Experience

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Patient attire is paramount to a patient’s dignity and hospital experience. The traditional hospital gown is dehumanizing, anachronistic, and was designed for providers’ convenience. In this descriptive, prospective follow-up to our previous pilot study, we evaluated male and female medical and surgical patients and provider preference and experience with a novel patient gowning system, the Patient Access Linen System (PALS). This study was conducted in 2 hospitals within our health system. Our objective was to assess patient and provider satisfaction, experience, and preference using the PALS. A multiple-choice, free response survey was administered to patients and providers following the use of an item. A total of 315 patients and 249 staff in 2 hospitals completed surveys regarding their experience using or providing care to patients using the PALS. Patients and providers had consistently positive experiences with the PALS, including questions about comfort and function. The data demonstrate a clear preference for the PALS compared to the traditional hospital gown and give additional supporting evidence that the comfort of hospital clothing is of paramount importance to patients.

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Healing by Leaps and Gowns: A Novel Patient Gowning System to the Rescue

Frankel

Peyser

Farner

et al. 2021

Journal of Patient Experience

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“…Patients experience reduced opportunities for self-expression and feel depersonalized when wearing uniformly-shaped patient clothing [ 14 ]. Khorshid et al [ 6 ] reported that when patients suffered stress and physical constraints during hospitalization and the recovery phase, positive emotions about clothing were effective in improving their healing and self-esteem. Therefore, when considered in terms of the treatment process, patient clothing is required not only to have a physical function for convenience of treatment, but also to influence the patient’s emotions by the quality of its design.…”

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“…In particular, patient clothes are often designed for medical treatment purposes and are in the form of pajamas or a gown for ease of treatment, which can cause anxiety about exposure if worn without underwear. For the safety of patients, patient clothing design must proper ease of access to enable comfortable treatment, but must also create a psychological environment that allows the patient to feel cared for and provides emotional comfort [ 6 ]. Color is an important design element and has a strong relationship with emotions [ 31 ].…”

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Patient Clothing as a Healing Environment: A Qualitative Interview Study

Kam

Yoo

2021

IJERPH

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Patients’ emotional responses to the hospital environment can be considered as important as medical technology and equipment. Therefore, this study investigated their experiences to determine whether the pattern using hospital identity (HI) elements, a widely used design method for patient clothing in university hospitals, can affect their emotional response and contribute to healing. It aimed to identify whether controlling the motif characteristics, arrangement, and spacing in this pattern design, and the direction between motifs, could be a method to design patient clothing for healing. To investigate patients’ emotional response and suggestions for patient clothing design, an interview-based qualitative approach was used. In-depth interviews were conducted with 12 patients discharged from Kyung Hee University Hospital Medical Center (KHUMC), Seoul. The interview questions consisted of two parts. One part featured questions about participants’ emotional responses to the medical environment and their latest patient clothing experience, and the other featured questions about their emotional response to, and suggestions for, the healing expression of pattern design using HI. The results confirmed that the motif characteristics, arrangement, and spacing, and the direction between motifs, influenced patients’ positive emotions and contributed to the healing effect. Therefore, when the HI elements of a medical institution are applied in the design of patient clothing with the characteristics of a healing design, patients perceive this as providing stability and comfort. The design of patient clothing becomes a medium that not only builds the brand image of medical institutions, but also enhances the quality of medical services centered on patient healing.

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“…Although the hospital provided garment, the Johnny, can provide some coverage, its design is far from the comforts of the clothing children are used to wearing outside of the hospital. The patients' and parents' positive feelings about their clothes can help improve their feelings of wellness and self‐respect while recovering (Vaskoo‐Eshkevari et al, 2019). Despite this, it appears that clothing is an overlooked aspect of hospital care (Edvardsson, 2009).…”

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Design and pilot testing of therapeutic clothing for hospitalized children

Hawkins

Ventresco

Cummings

et al. 2021

Specialist Pediatric Nursing

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and pilot program of a parent designed clothing option for hospitalized infants and children and to better understand the importance and effects of hospital clothing on families. Little research has been done on how clothing a hospitalized child impacts the child's quality of life and their parent's perception of care. Research has been limited to clothing in adults and its relation to infection.Design and Methods: A pediatric outfit (the Georgie) for hospitalized infants and children was designed based on insight from bedside nursing, physicians, parents, and supply chain personnel. The garment was pilot tested on select patients from intensive care units of a large children's hospital. A pre-and post-use questionnaire was disseminated with questions focused on aspects of the child's care, comfort in changing child's clothes/diapers, number of times the Georgie was used and comfort level of using the Georgie. Survey responses were summarized using descriptive statistics.Results: Parents overall response to the Georgie was positive with great value placed on having their child dressed. All parents (n = 5) responded that too many lines were an obstacle to having their child dressed. Compared to the hospital Johnny, the Georgie (80%, n = 4) was the most preferred when placement and securement of monitoring lines was taken into consideration with one parent preferring a blanket and diaper only. Nurses felt the benefit outweighed the added effort in dressing the patient. The majority of the nurses had a positive initial reaction to the Georgie (80%, n = 4) and felt the lines or external devices were "very secure/secure" (80%, n = 4) when the patient was wearing the Georgie.Practice Implications: Implementing a new family centered care initiative of dressing critically ill patients in the Georgie may improve patient and family's quality of life while hospitalized. A larger scale study is indicated to assess the importance of dressing hospitalized pediatric patients for their families, to clarify the effect on nursing care, to optimize ability to stabilize lines, and to understand logistical issues.

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Customized patient clothing and patient satisfaction

Cited by 10 publications

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Healing by Leaps and Gowns: A Novel Patient Gowning System to the Rescue

Healing by Leaps and Gowns: A Novel Patient Gowning System to the Rescue

Patient Clothing as a Healing Environment: A Qualitative Interview Study

Design and pilot testing of therapeutic clothing for hospitalized children

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