Evaluating Comfort Performance in Plus-Size Caesarean Undergarment Design
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https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10i32.6709Keywords:
Clothing Comfort, Plus-size, Caesarean, UndergarmentAbstract
A framework-based testing approach was employed to evaluate the comfort performance of a plus-size caesarean undergarment design for plus-size caesarean patients in Malaysia. A paired sample t-test was conducted to compare comfort performance across three comfort indicators: clothing comfort, physical comfort, and psychological comfort, at two-time points. The results showed a mean comfort score of 4.48 in the first hour and 4.61 in the fourth hour, indicating a significant improvement in comfort. The statistical analysis revealed a p-value of 0.000 (Sig. 2-tailed), suggesting a highly significant result at the 0.001 level.
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