Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Type | Blog post for Beauty Demands: A research network addressing the changing requirements of beauty, led by the University of Birmingham. |
| Media of output | Blog |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Oct 2019 |
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Keywords
- hospital gown
- patient experience
- surgery
- medical psychology
- psychologically informed medicine
- trauma
- clothing
- psychology
- wellbeing
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"I don't feel like me anymore" : The impact of the hospital gown on wellbeing. / Morton, Liza; Cogan, Nicola.
2019, Blog post for Beauty Demands: A research network addressing the changing requirements of beauty, led by the University of Birmingham..Research output: Other contribution
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T1 - "I don't feel like me anymore"
T2 - The impact of the hospital gown on wellbeing
AU - Morton, Liza
AU - Cogan, Nicola
PY - 2019/10/14
Y1 - 2019/10/14
N2 - Despite the known impact of clothing on social identity and self-expression, the impact of hospital clothing on patient wellbeing has been widely overlooked. In the UK a 'one size fits all', backless gown, held together with ties at the back, is commonly used to provide access to medical professionals for examination and medical investigations. We were interested in exploring the impact of wearing this gown on patient wellbeing during a time of medical vulnerability. We led this work in collaboration with Dr Georgiadis, Sports and Exercise Psychologist, University of Suffolk. Using a multi-method approach, consisting of two studies, we considered the impact of the hospital gown on wellbeing among adults with and without chronic health conditions. The first study consisted of conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews (n = 10) with adults living with a lifelong chronic health condition (Congenital Heart Disease). The second study was a cross-sectional, online survey exploring adults' views (n = 928) and experiences of wearing the hospital gown.
AB - Despite the known impact of clothing on social identity and self-expression, the impact of hospital clothing on patient wellbeing has been widely overlooked. In the UK a 'one size fits all', backless gown, held together with ties at the back, is commonly used to provide access to medical professionals for examination and medical investigations. We were interested in exploring the impact of wearing this gown on patient wellbeing during a time of medical vulnerability. We led this work in collaboration with Dr Georgiadis, Sports and Exercise Psychologist, University of Suffolk. Using a multi-method approach, consisting of two studies, we considered the impact of the hospital gown on wellbeing among adults with and without chronic health conditions. The first study consisted of conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews (n = 10) with adults living with a lifelong chronic health condition (Congenital Heart Disease). The second study was a cross-sectional, online survey exploring adults' views (n = 928) and experiences of wearing the hospital gown.
KW - hospital gown
KW - patient experience
KW - surgery
KW - medical psychology
KW - psychologically informed medicine
KW - trauma
KW - clothing
KW - psychology
KW - wellbeing
UR - http://beautydemands.blogspot.com/2019/10/i-dont-feel-like-me-anymore-impact-of.html
UR - http://beautydemands.blogspot.com/
M3 - Other contribution
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