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Preference of Health Care Professionals for Medical Gowns

의료 종사자들의 의료 가운 선호도 실태 조사

  • Baek, Yoon Jeong (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Sungjin (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Hyun (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Son, Oe-Soo (Plant Dental Clinic) ;
  • Lee, Joo-Young (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
  • 백윤정 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 의류학과) ;
  • 박성진 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 의류학과) ;
  • 이효현 (서울대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 손외수 (플랜트 치과) ;
  • 이주영 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 의류학과)
  • Received : 2014.03.10
  • Accepted : 2014.06.13
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

This study's goal was to obtain basic data about the functional gowns of health care providers. 828 health care providers, including 150 doctors, 224 dentists, 202 nurses, 61 physical therapists and 191 medical technicians, living in Seoul and Daejeon areas, participated in this survey. A questionnaire was created using 15 items about the current health care providers' gowns. 15 items were consisted of 3 parts; satisfaction rate and activity (part 1), preference the details of medical gown (part 2), and personal information (part 3). In this study, "wearer activity" was the main concern for them and the majority of respondents, regardless of their age and type of work, preferred the V neckline, short gown length (waist line), loose sleeves and anti-bacterial textiles. Only the doctors preferred the full sleeves, whereas, the others preferred short sleeves. The younger health care providers showed a slightly higher preference for the slim type gown, while the older providers preferred the straight type. In this study, most health care providers were not satisfied with their current gowns, except dentists. Physical therapist answered the highest score of dissatisfied for current wearing medical gown among the all health care professionals. The 20's answered the highest score of dissatisfaction among the all generation.

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