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Fashion Practice
The Journal of Design, Creative Process & the Fashion Industry
Volume 5, 2013 - Issue 1: Fashion, Health and Wellbeing
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Designing a New Type of Hospital Gown: A User-centered Design Approach Case Study

Sandy Black Sandy Black is a Research Professor in Fashion and Textile Design and Technology at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. [email protected]
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Karina Torlei Karina Torlei is an industrial designer and researcher at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art, London. [email protected]
Pages 153-160 | Published online: 27 Apr 2015
 
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Abstract

In a life-critical environment such as a hospital, the total environment impacts both the patient experience and the efficacy of healthcare professionals’ work. This article examines a UK case study of the redesign of hospital clothing from a user-centered design perspective.

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