%0 Journal Article %1 Kratz1990 %A Kratz, G. %A S?derback, I. %D 1990 %J Scand J Rehabil Med %K Activities of Daily Living; Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Clothing; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Middle Occupational Therapy; Questionnaires %N 3 %P 163--170 %T Individualized adaptation of clothes for impaired persons. A comparison of two groups with and without experience of adapted clothes. %V 22 %X Impaired persons often have difficulties in obtaining suitable clothing. Questionnaires on this subject were sent to a consecutive series of impaired persons. Group 1 (n = 50) had received adapted clothes and group 2 (n = 81) had not. Questionnaire A (both groups) contained general questions on clothes and questionnaire B (Group 1) contained questions on adapted clothes. The result of the study shows a significant difference (p less than 0.01) between the need for adapted clothing in group 1 and group 2. No significant difference was found between the groups regarding the reason for obtaining and using adapted clothes. It was difficult for 94\% in group 1 and 85\% in group 2 to obtain clothes which were suitable for the individual's impairment and which made their daily activities easier. In group 1 the adapted garments were of most value when dressing and undressing (86\%). They also reduced the time needed, by 31\% for the individual, by 43\% for a helper; and by 62\% when going to the toilet. The adapted garments were considered smarter and more comfortable by 64\%. Eighteen per cent considered that wearing them had increased their self-confidence.

@article{Kratz1990, abstract = {Impaired persons often have difficulties in obtaining suitable clothing. Questionnaires on this subject were sent to a consecutive series of impaired persons. Group 1 (n = 50) had received adapted clothes and group 2 (n = 81) had not. Questionnaire A (both groups) contained general questions on clothes and questionnaire B (Group 1) contained questions on adapted clothes. The result of the study shows a significant difference (p less than 0.01) between the need for adapted clothing in group 1 and group 2. No significant difference was found between the groups regarding the reason for obtaining and using adapted clothes. It was difficult for 94\% in group 1 and 85\% in group 2 to obtain clothes which were suitable for the individual's impairment and which made their daily activities easier. In group 1 the adapted garments were of most value when dressing and undressing (86\%). They also reduced the time needed, by 31\% for the individual, by 43\% for a helper; and by 62\% when going to the toilet. The adapted garments were considered smarter and more comfortable by 64\%. Eighteen per cent considered that wearing them had increased their self-confidence.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:39:28.000+0200}, author = {Kratz, G. and S?derback, I.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/283da985bc07ba27078cde93f73385431/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {13e80d1a3056d8481a9413f5b5538169}, intrahash = {83da985bc07ba27078cde93f73385431}, journal = {Scand J Rehabil Med}, keywords = {Activities of Daily Living; Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Clothing; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Middle Occupational Therapy; Questionnaires}, number = 3, pages = {163--170}, pmid = {2244195}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:39:28.000+0200}, title = {Individualized adaptation of clothes for impaired persons. A comparison of two groups with and without experience of adapted clothes.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 22, year = 1990 }