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A Design Development of Hospitalized Patients' Pants for Bed-ridden Patients
- Source :
- Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles. 32:1418-1426
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- The Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles, 2008.
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Abstract
- This study aims to develop the functional pants for the hospitalized bed-ridden patient. The procedure of this study consisted of three parts. First, the interview survey of nursing care givers was conducted to inquire into the conditions of bed-ridden patients` clothing. Second, the bed-ridden patients` pants design and sample making were accompanied. Then, the wearing tests and design development were completed. The results are as follows; The conditions of bed-ridden patients` clothing were the convenience of clothing change, the partial opening for diaper change and medical treatment and the ventilation for bedsore prevention. The design development of the bed ridden patients` pants was accomplished which had the side seams with two way opening zippers, the wraparound pattern of abdomen and the opening under crotch applied the advantage of korean traditional underwear sokkot. The samples` wearing tests were performed three times and those subjects were the hospitalized bed-ridden patients. Consequently, we suggested the appropriate hospitalized patients` pants for bed-ridden patient.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Polymers and Plastics
Medical treatment
business.industry
Hospitalized patients
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Crotch
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Clothing
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Nursing care
Bed-ridden
medicine.anatomical_structure
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
medicine
Physical therapy
business
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Simulation
Interview survey
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 12251151
- Volume :
- 32
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........be1d8cc3d352bc6a76222d2dc77228db