Abstract:

The regular patient apparels currently used in most of the hospitals is deficient in beauty as functionality. More importantly, it fails to take the dignity of patients into consideration. In this study the conventional and improved patient apparels were analyzed and experimented in clinical research from aspects of clinical examination, general routine nursing, and patient mental requirements, respectively. With the reference of results from the research in requirements, along with the fundamental functions of patient apparel, a systematic design of patient apparel in emphasis on opening position structures is introduced in this paper. The proposed design can achieve the effective opening function at key positions, so as to meet the need of patients during normal treatment, examination, and nursing. Meanwhile it is also able to protect personal privacy in regard to patient psychological requirement. Finally, a scientific design method is proposed as a summary of the opening structure design for patient apparels.

Key words: functional requirement, patient apparel, dignity, nursing and treatment, opening design