[HNthrow22]

"Supporters said it’s led to a 41 per cent reduction in bed sores, a 30 per cent reduction in falls and patients being discharged from hospital an average 1.8 days sooner."

Those are some wild numbers if that can be backed up with data. Always found hospital gowns dehumanizing and never put them on when given instructions to during yearly physical exams, never had an issue with it it or any doctors asking me to put it on, stringently following procedures and protocols when there's blatant evidence in your face that it's harmful seems a common trend in healthcare, at least in the US, probably for liability reasons.

[gumby]

> Always found hospital gowns dehumanizing and never put them on when given instructions to during yearly physical exams

They seem especially weird for a physical exam where the doctor is going to look at you anyway. My doctor leaves the room while I undress and put that thing on, then returns and looks at my body! I asked her about that once and she said many people don’t like to sit around naked even if thenpoint of showing up is to be looked at. Must be some weird cultural thing.

[carlmr]

>stringently following procedures and protocols when there's blatant evidence in your face that it's harmful

This is the case in every big corporation, bureaucratic processes become entrenched, and people stop questioning them. I think it's the same kind of thinking that leads to problems like Boeing, VW, etc. (nice article here https://danluu.com/wat/).

[walshemj]

I always switched to PJ's instead of gowns - also you don't have your Arese hanging out on view.

And given that I have been in hospital (in the serious wings) a lot of the doctors and nursing staff have always been keen supportive of getting dressed and moving about.