Beyond a hospital gown.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-493
Author(s):  
Keerthi Gondy
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Gown

scholarly journals Compassionate Coverage: A Patient Access Linen System

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-193
Author(s):  
Jill Maura Rabin ◽  
Katherine C Farner ◽  
Alice H Brody ◽  
Alexandra Peyser ◽  
Myriam Kline
Keyword(s):  
Outpatient Visit ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Patient Access ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Free Response ◽  
Hospital Gown ◽  
Potential Clinical Impact ◽  
And Function ◽  
Hospital Inpatients ◽  
Question Survey

Background: Patient attire is paramount to patient’s dignity and overall experience. In this pilot study and in concert with a designer and clinician, we developed, patented, tested, and evaluated patient and provider preference and experience with a novel patient gowning system. Our objective was to survey obstetrics and gynecology hospital inpatients’ and providers’ experience with a novel hospital attire system; the patient access linen system (PALS). Methods: Patients were provided a PALS item at the beginning of a provider’s shift or at the start of an outpatient visit. Following their use of the PALS item, the patients and providers completed a separate multiple-choice and free-response question survey. Surveys were completed by patients each time a PALS item was returned to the provider for processing. Results: Patients and providers had a significantly positive experience with the PALS. The majority of patients had positive responses to each question about comfort and function of the PALS system, showed consistent preference for the PALS in comparison to a traditional hospital gown and demonstrated that comfort of hospital clothing is a priority for patients. The majority of providers found PALS easy to use when compared to the traditional gown with regard to clinical examinations. Conclusion: Patients in our pilot prioritized hospital attire as a key element in their overall hospital experience, and both patients and providers preferred the PALS system over the traditional hospital gown. Further study is needed on patient attire and evaluation of the potential clinical impact of the PALS.

scholarly journals Mapping the System-of-Use for the Patient Hospital Gown

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linsey A Gordon ◽  
Colleen G Pokorny
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Gown

scholarly journals The Journey of a Hospital Gown: Performing Needlework

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Talia Frances Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalization ◽  
Mental Disabilities ◽  
Hospital Gowns ◽  
Hospital Gown

This essay explores issues surrounding psychiatric hospitalization through the intersection of creative writing and artmaking. The writing reflects on four artworks by the author created from appropriated hospital gowns that reflect on issues of representation and historical and contemporary experiences of hospitalization for mental disabilities including questions surrounding dignity, wellness, family, asylum tourism, psychiatric photography, and objectification.

A User-centered Approach to the Redesign of the Patient Hospital Gown

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linsey Gordon ◽  
Silvia Guttmann
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Gown ◽  
User Centered

scholarly journals Exploring the effect of the hospital gown on wellbeing: a mixed methods study

The Lancet ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 394 ◽  
pp. S32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Cogan ◽  
Liza Morton ◽  
Emmanouil Georgiadis
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Hospital Gown

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110331
Author(s):  
Robyn Frankel ◽  
Alexandra Peyser ◽  
Katherine Farner ◽  
Jill Maura Rabin
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Patient Access ◽  
Free Response ◽  
Provider Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Hospital Gown ◽  
And Function ◽  
Previous Pilot Study

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.

scholarly journals Baring all: The impact of the hospital gown on patient well‐being

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 452-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liza Morton ◽  
Nicola Cogan ◽  
Susanna Kornfält ◽  
Zoe Porter ◽  
Emmanouil Georgiadis
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Hospital Gown ◽  
The Impact

The modest hospital gown

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (20) ◽  
pp. 12-12 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Gown
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