title: Medical textiles that suit the user: predicting health care workers' preference for disposable versus reusable surgical gowns.
abstract: Administrators need to balance a variety of factors when purchasing products for a health care facility, including user preference. The objectives of this study were to determine which variables were significantly related to gown preference and then to create a multivariate model to determine the best set of variables for predicting user preference for reusable versus disposable gowns. When "no preference" was included in the multivariate analysis, both occupational group and years employed at the hospital where they currently worked were significant. When no preference data were removed, years employed at the current hospital became the only significant predictor of preference.
authors.affiliation: Division of Textiles and Clothing, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA. jebrasch@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brasch
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rucker
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haise
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D058257:Surgical Attire / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013784:Textiles / Q000592:standards*