The effect of a new design of patient gowns for prone position patients after vitrectomy: A non-randomized, concurrent, controlled study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The existing patient clothing is not suitable for patients that have to maintain a prone position for a long time after vitrectomy. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of a new design of patient gowns for prone position patients after vitrectomy. METHOD: This study designed a kind of patient’s gown for prone position patients. A non-randomized, concurrent, controlled study was conducted on 212 patients who met the inclusion criteria for the prone position after vitrectomy in Grade III at a Class A hospital department of ophthalmology in Zhejiang Province from April to August 2020. The experimental group (106 patients in prone position) and the control group (106 patients in common position) were managed by the same group of nurses. The study recorded and compared the comfort degree of patients’ clothing used in the course of operation rehabilitation between the two groups and the satisfaction degree of doctors with nurses to patients’ clothing used in the prone position. RESULTS: The satisfaction degree and comfort degree of patients and the health care providers in the experiment group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p< 0.001). CONCLUSION: The process of making patient gowns for prone position patients is simple, which can improve the safety and comfort of patients when they were in the prone position. The new design also facilitated the treatment and nursing procedures of the medical staff and improved satisfaction among patients and medical staff.