Personal Clothing Research Articles

Clinico-epidemiological Profile of Frostbite Cases in High Altitude Region of Northern India

Abstract Objectives: The objective of the study was to study the clinico-epidemiological profile of frostbite cases in high altitude region of Northern India. Study Design: This study involves a descriptive study. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was undertaken in service hospitals situated in the northernmost region of India receiving frostbite cases from December 1, 2019, to Mar 30, 2020, to assess their clinico-epidemiological profile. A semi-structured questionnaire was designed comprising demographic characteristics and clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the frostbite cases. Frostbite cases were classified based on grades of injury and were studied for any association with age, physical activity, and temperature extremes. Results: A total of 29 cases of frostbite were reported during the study period with the majority of cases being <25 years of age. All cases were reported at altitudes of above 12,000 ft. and maximum cases gave a history of direct exposure to extreme weather conditions or other predisposing factors. The most common complaint at the onset of the symptoms was discoloration of the skin followed by swelling of digits and pain with most of the cases falling under first and second grade of injury. Protective clothing and footwear were adequate during induction/de-induction/stay in extreme climate regions. Conclusions: Exposure to extreme cold climates, high altitude, personal clothing, and physical exertion plays an essential role in the occurrence of frostbite cases as well as their severity. With the rising number of cases of frostbite, understanding of multiple factors which predisposes to frostbite injury is essential.

Addressing localized thermal comfort needs of the human body through advanced personal thermal management garments design and evaluation

Personal thermal management clothing has garnered significant attention in recent years for offering innovative solutions to address extreme environments. By examining the “human-clothing-environment” system, we have analyzed the contribution and developmental trajectory of personal thermal management clothing, considering the diverse human needs and application environments. Local variations in human physiology necessitate localized thermal comfort solutions provided by personal thermal management clothing. Despite advancements, many Personal thermal management garments still encounter challenges such as bulky size, heavy weight, intricate donning process, subpar performance, limited temperature control, and low durability. Furthermore, aspects like comfort, ergonomics, and aesthetics, tailored to specific usage scenarios, have often been overlooked. Enhancing the standardized design and evaluation processes for personal thermal management clothing items is crucial to better cater to individual preferences and usage demands, offering recommendations for development to align with individual requirements, enhance effectiveness, and promote energy conservation.

Effects of Personal Values and Clothing Style Confidence on Consumers’ Interest in Upcycled Clothing Products

Effects of Personal Values and Clothing Style Confidence on Consumers’ Interest in Upcycled Clothing Products

Antimicrobial Personal Protection Clothing: Development of Visible Light Activated Antimicrobial Coatings for Nonwoven Polypropylene Fibers

AbstractDuring the COVID‐19 pandemic, the use of polypropylene fleece‐based personal protection equipment (PPE) increased significantly to over ten million tons. Typically, most PPEs are discarded after a single use, to prevent self‐infection of users and spread of infectious agents. However, in order to minimize plastic waste without compromising the protective properties of PPE, it is crucial to explore new reusable or longer‐lived materials. Here, a visible light‐activatable antimicrobial photodynamic dye coating for PPEs is presented. In this context, coating with thiomorpholino‐methylene blue (TMB), derived from methylene blue by introducing two thiomorpholine units, is found to show high antibacterial activity. TMB is integrated into rotary printing suspension, a commercial nitrocellulose‐based printing matrix. The concentration of TMB in adhesive is optimized, and found that 5% TMB is suitable for coating PPE, for reducing the number of Gram‐positive and ‐negative bacteria by 99.99% after 6 h of white light irradiation. Bacterial filtration efficiency and breathability tested according to EN 14683, confirmed that TMB coating does not affect the filter performance. Thus, this antimicrobial photodynamic dye coating technique offers a promising solution for a safer and extended use of PPE, and reduction of plastic waste generated by PPEs.

Self-sustaining personal all-day thermoregulatory clothing using only sunlight

The human body must stay within a certain temperature range for comfort and safety. However, challenges for thermoregulatory clothing exist for harsh application scenarios, such as full day/night cycles, frigid polar regions, and space travel. We developed a flexible and sustainable personal thermoregulatory clothing system by integrating a flexible organic photovoltaic (OPV) module to directly acquire energy from sunlight and bidirectional electrocaloric (EC) devices. The flexible OPV-EC thermoregulatory clothing (OETC) can extend the human thermal comfort zone from 22°–28°C to 12.5°–37.6°C with a fast thermoregulation rate. The low energy consumption and high efficiency of the EC device allows for 24 hours of controllable and dual-mode thermoregulation with 12 hours of sunlight energy input. This self-powered wearable thermoregulatory platform has a simple structure, compact design, high efficiency, and strong self-adaptability with sunlight as the sole energy source.

Development of personalized predicted mean vote based on a real-time clothing insulation recognition system

As people’s standards for indoor environmental quality and life are getting higher and higher, many studies try to find ways to improve indoor thermal comfort through experiments and simulations. Predictive mean voting (PMV) is a widely used indicator, but personal factors used to calculate PMV are not easy to monitor. This study aimed to develop a real-time clothing insulation identification (R-CLO) system to estimate personal PMV. This study is mainly divided into three stages. The first stage is to issue questionnaires to obtain the value of the personal clothing level and analyze the correlation between different external temperatures and the clothing insulation (Icl). The second stage is to build a real-time clothing recognition model and analyze its recognition accuracy. The third stage is to use ANN to establish a clothing insulation transition model and use the outdoor temperature and the results of clothing recognition to estimate Icl. This research also established an experimental environment to verify the system’s feasibility. The results show that the system has more than 80% accuracy rate for clothes recognition, and the accuracy rate of short-sleeved tops, shorts, trousers, and skirts is more than 90%. Moreover, most of the Icl estimated by the ANN have less than 0.1 differences from the value reported by occupants. In the future, this system can also combine occupant behavior recognition to strengthen PMV prediction results to achieve more precise, comfortable air-conditioning control.

305 Assessing patient attire in a medical gerontology ward: impact of an ‘End PJ Paralysis’ audit

Abstract Background Richard Asher’s influential essay, ‘The Dangers of Going to Bed’, highlighted the risks of bed rest for inpatients, including deconditioning and pressure areas. This audit evaluates whether patients are sitting out of bed and wearing personal clothes during mealtimes. Methods Using the ‘End PJ Paralysis’ campaign as the audit standard, a single-day audit recorded patients’ positioning and attire at breakfast and lunch. All inpatients on our medical gerontology ward were included. Interventions involved staff education on pyjama (PJ) paralysis implications, promoting the day room’s use at lunchtime, facilitating communication with patients/relatives regarding personal clothes/footwear, and organising a clothing donation drive. A re-audit occurred after one month. Results The initial audit included 39 patients (mean age: 81.8 years). At breakfast, 38.5% sat out, with 25.6% in their own clothes, 69.2% in pyjamas, and 5.1% in hospital gowns. The lunchtime audit included 38 patients: 84.2% sat out, with 78.9% in their own clothes, 25% in pyjamas, and 2.6% in a hospital gown. In the re-audit with 44 patients, 56.8% sat out at breakfast, with 18.2% in their own clothes and 81.8% in pyjamas. For lunch, 81.8% sat out, with 75% in their own clothes and 25% in pyjamas. No patients wore hospital gowns in the reaudit. Conclusion The re-audit demonstrated an improvement with 18.3% more patients sitting out at breakfast. In both audits, most patients opted for pyjamas at breakfast (69.2% in the initial audit and 81.8% in the re-audit) and their own clothes at lunch (78.9% in the initial audit and 75% in the re-audit). Hospital gowns were eliminated in the re-audit. Overall, this suggests that the ‘End PJ Paralysis’ campaign has positively influenced patients sitting out and the use of hospital gowns. Future plans involve education sessions for the broader multidisciplinary team, displaying posters, developing patient information leaflets, and conducting a re-audit to assess sustained impact.

Employment Trends and Relative Influence of U.S. Retail Subsector Employments on GDP

This paper studies employment trends of the U.S. retail industry and its twelve subsectors for the period 1998 through 2021. The retail subsectors are: motor vehicle and parts dealers (NAICS 441), furniture and home furnishing stores (NAICS 442), electronics retail stores (NAICS 443), building material retail stores (NAICS 444), food and beverage stores (NAICS 445), health and personal care retail stores (NAICS 446), gasoline stations (NAICS 447), clothing and accessories retail stores (NAICS 448), sporting goods, hobby goods, books, and music retail stores (NAICS 451), general merchandise stores (NAICS 452), miscellaneous retail stores (NAICS 453), and nonstore retail stores (NAICS 454). Comparing the pre-pandemic (2017-19) and post-pandemic (2019-21) employment growth rates, this study finds nonstore retailers (NAICS 454) and Food and beverages stores (NAICS 445) to be the most pandemic-proof subsectors in terms of retail employment. Besides multi-jurisdictional employment trends of this industry, this paper also explores the state-level influence of retail sub-sectoral employments on U.S. GDP using a fixed panel regression model. The retail subsectors that displayed statistically significant positive correlation with GDP are motor vehicle dealerships, health and personal care stores, clothing stores, and nonstore retailers such as electronic shopping and mail order businesses. Among the control variables, state-level total patent counts had statistically significant positive correlation with GDP.

Mechanical assessment of proprietary and improvised pelvic binders for use in the prehospital environment

IntroductionPelvic fractures often result from high-energy trauma and are associated with a 10% mortality rate and significant morbidity. Pelvic binders are applied in suspected pelvic injury to stabilise fractured bone,...

Scabies- Major Childhood Skin Infestation in Bangladesh - An Updated Review

Background: Globally distributed scabies- a highly prevalent contagious skin disease particularly infests children and elderly population. Since scabies often remain un-recognized/un-diagnosed or under-reported, but >130 million people suffer from scabies, WHO listed it under neglected tropical disease (NTD). Objective(s): This updated review focus on scabies etiology and association with socio-economic profile, water sanitation, personal hygiene, poor living condition, and environmental pollution. However, few plausible risk factors of childhood scabies have also been covered in this review. Methodology: A through computer-based literature search was performed for the period of ~two decades (2000 through 2022) utilizing four familiar search engines: Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and Elsevier. The search topics covered: „childhood/adult scabies‟, „etiology‟, „risk factors‟, „monthly income‟, „water sanitation „personal hygiene‟, „living conditions‟ and few others (optional). Findings: Of total 28 published articles reviewed conducted in major lower/mid income countries (LMICs) including some rich and Western ones. Overall findings revealed <12 years-old children were infested more, which was reported in more higher portions from Bangladesh alike other Afro-Asian countries. Scabies is attributed to overcrowded lower socioeconomic community, lack in knowledge/practice of poor personal hygiene, polluted environment/water-sanitation. Clinically, it is associated with intense generalized pruritus causing rash, itching/scratching, particularly during winter season. One of our community-based studies in residential Madrasahs in and around Dhak city/outskirts yielded that sharing habits of daily personal belongings (personal clothing, bed linen /towels, pajamas/lungis, etc.) were main sources of scabies transmission/scabies mite: Sarcoptes Scabiei. Alike our observations, treatment of scabies included Lot. Benzyl benzoate, Monosulfirum cream/soap, Permethrin cream, and, Lot. Ivermectin/cream for severe cases as best effective drugs to eradicate scabies mites which most of the literature agreed to irradicate scabies in ~90% children. Conclusion: Scabies, more in children and elderly people, remains associated with overcrowding, bizarre living, moist/stuffy environment, poor personal hygiene, sharing personal cloths/towels, including other factors like parental sociodemographic status and poorer household income. Public Health policy makers should address immediate intervention to mitigate these factors to ensure effective prevention and control of scabies, both among the children and elderly people. The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 48-62

A preliminary study of the thermal strain experienced by dive support boat personnel

ABSTRACT Anecdotal evidence indicated some British military dive support boat personnel suffer from uncomfortably cold hands and feet, which could impair their performance and be associated with reductions in core body temperature. This study collected preliminary data on thermal stress and cognitive performance of personnel taking part in a cold-weather training exercise. Six men were monitored during four boat transits in a range of climatic conditions (air temperature +1.2°C to −10.5°C, wind chill −4.5°C to 19.3°C). Core body temperature was measured with a radio pill and 12 skin sites (ISO 9886 plus hand, finger, foot and toe) with iButtons or thermistors. Self-reported thermal comfort and thermal sensation was also recorded. Reaction time and selective attention were measured pre- and post-transit. Participants’ physical characteristics and personal clothing ensembles were recorded. No participant became hypothermic. Most participants’ hand, foot and digit temperatures fell to below 15°C, indicating a risk of impaired dexterity, in addition to that arising from gloves. During the trial, hand and digit temperatures occasionally fell below 10°C. The limited data collected showed personal clothing choices could provide adequate thermal protection for these conditions and temperatures, and highlighted inter-individual variation and the need to allow for significant variation of day-to-day environmental conditions.

Patient and Staff Attitudes Toward Clothing Restrictions on a Pediatric Psychiatric Unit

AbstractIntroductionPediatric psychiatric inpatients are among the most vulnerable individuals in society. While the use of seclusion and restraint is well chronicled in the field of research in this population, there is limited literature describing the effects, meaning, and attitudes of mandating the wear of clothing in hospital settings. This research explores the phenomenon of the practice of mandatory wear of hospital-issued clothing and its meaning to patients and the awareness and attitudes of this practice among staff caring for this population. This research aims to improve understanding of the experiences of patients regarding this practice at a large, urban hospital providing care for children using a mixed methods design. A qualitative, descriptive phenomenological analysis was conducted through individual interviews with adolescent patients (N = 5) on an inpatient psychiatric unit. Additionally, a cross-sectional self-reported questionnaire examined the awareness and attitudes toward this practice among unit staff (N = 41). The patients’ attitudes toward clothing restrictions was predominantly negative, noting a lack of self-expression, feeling like a mental health patient, desires to wear ones’ personal clothing, and feelings of shame and punishment. Among the staff there was a modest correlation between age, number of years practicing as a health professional, and years practicing in a pediatric setting with feelings of a need for a change in the clothing policy to allow patients to wear their own clothing on admission. Staff age and number of years working at the institution demonstrated a modest correlation between awareness of legal statutes regarding patients’ rights to their own clothing. This research found a readiness among staff to adopt a clothing policy that would permit patients to wear their own clothing on admission, which would improve the negative experiences described among the patients in the sample.FundingNo Funding

Prussian Blue Sensor for Bacteria Detection in Personal Protection Clothing.

Biological hazards can be defined as substances that endanger the life of any living organism, most notably humans, and are often referred to as biohazards. Along with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), early detection of contact is essential for the correct management and resolution of a biological threat, as well as lower mortality rates of those exposed. Herein, Prussian blue (PB) was evaluated as a functional compound applied on polyester knits to act as an on-site sensor for bacteria detection. In order to study the best compound concentration for the intended application, polymeric solutions of 0.5, 1 and 2 g/L were developed. The three conditions tested displayed high abrasion resistance (>2000 cycles). The bacterial sensing capacity of the coated knits was assessed in liquid and solid medium, with the functionalised substrates exhibiting the capability of detecting both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and changing colours from blue to white. Evaluation of water repellence and chemical penetration resistance and repellence was also performed in polyester functionalised with PB 0.5 and 1 g/L. Both knits showed a hydrophobic behaviour and a capacity to resist to penetration of chemicals and level 3 repellence effect for both acid and base chemicals.

Delivering difference: ‘Unbelonging’ among US platform parcel delivery workers

Abstract This paper explores a neglected aspect of platform work: how the spatial mobility that app-based couriers must perform requires them to violate taken-for-granted assumptions that define who belongs where. By assigning tasks during atypical hours and requiring gig workers to use their personal clothing, tools and vehicles, platforms strip delivery workers of signifiers that legitimate their presence in consumers’ neighbourhoods. The result is a condition we call ‘unbelonging’ – a liminal state in which their presence is considered problematic, exposing them to threats of physical and symbolic violence. Our findings, which draw on 45 interviews with parcel delivery workers, contribute to the developing literature on urban geography and the socio-spatial impacts of the platform revolution.

Physiological responses to treadmill exercise in size- and fitness-matched male and female firefighter applicants

Physiological responses during a standardised treadmill test for structural firefighting employment were compared in 41 pairs of size-matched, male and female applicants. Applicants wore personal exercise clothing, running shoes, and fire protective ensemble with self-contained breathing apparatus (added mass 21.2 ± 1.0 kg). Applicants walked at 1.56 m·s−1, completing a 5-min warm-up, 8-min at 10% grade, and then, progressive 1-min stages to exhaustion. The cut-score required completion of 13-min of exercise. Up to the cut-score, no differences in heart rate, oxygen uptake or minute ventilation were detected between sexes. At time 12:30–13:00 min, V̇O2 was 45.7 ± 0.6 vs. 44.2 ± 0.5 mL·kg−1·min−1 (body mass) for males and females, respectively. Despite similar physiological responses at minute 13, females worked at higher fractions of peak than males (p < 0.05). A second analysis compared a subset of 27 fitness-matched (V̇O2peak) male-female pairs. Fitness-matching further reduced or eliminated most observed differences in physiological responses, except small differences in breathing pattern. Practitioner Summary: Physiological responses during a standardised treadmill test for firefighter applicants were investigated in male and female applicants matched on size and fitness. Absolute responses to exercise were the same for both sexes when size-matched, but relative intensity was higher for females. Fitness-matching reduced or eliminated most previously observed differences. Abbreviations: NFPA: National Fire Protection Association; V̇O2: rate of oxygen consumption; V̇O2 peak: rate of oxygen consumption at peak exercise; PAR-Q+: Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire Plus; SCBA: self-contained breathing apparatus; ANOVA: analysis of variance; V̇E: minute ventilation; V̇ Epeak: minute ventilation at peak exercise; V̇ E/V̇O2: ventilatory equivalent for oxygen.

КАЧЕСТВО И ТОВАРЫ МАССОВОГО ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ В ПОЗДНЕСОВЕТСКОМ ОБЩЕСТВЕ

The paper analyzes the content and meaning of the concept of “quality” in the late USSR at the level of political discourse and among scientists. Based on selected cases of the history of Soviet materiality – personal respiratory protection equipment, foodstuffs and clothing – the peculiarities of the definition of quality as an economic, scientific, technological and cultural category are examined. After the Great Patriotic War, quality was an important category in Soviet industrial production and the scientific and industrial sector. In industrial and political discourse, quality acted as an important category of modernity, generally denoting modern society. It meant the increased importance for the state of the quality of life and the categories of life safety and working conditions of the Soviet person and was at the center of the rhetoric about the material basis of communism. Science and the notions of the wide possibilities of scientific tools in the production of wholesome foodstuffs and comfortable and high-quality clothing played an important role in the evolution of the notion of “quality” in the late Soviet period. In addition, in the last decades of the Soviet era, quality was also associated with the notion of safety in a broad sense. It meant the possibility of producing and consuming goods and food products that are safe for consumption. The article also shows the significance of Soviet quality in contemporary Russia in the context of the phenomenon of nostalgia for the Soviet. This study thus allows the author to contribute to the study of the history of Soviet everyday life, material history, as well as the history of economic development of the USSR.

Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare: Bridging Biomedical Clothing to the IoT Future

The science of achieving a healthy mind, body, and spirit through objectives and activities is known as personal health (PH). We must be aware of our mental, bodily, and social well-being. The term hygiene refers to a wide variety of healthy behaviours. Individuals' healthcare costs and quality of life increased by avoiding or reducing the long-term effects of the disease through knowledge and skills. Biomedical apparel includes sutures, vascular grafts, and biodegradable clothes (BC). Biomedical clothing is anything implanted or incorporated into the human body and used near tissue, blood, or cells. Quick, dependable, and energy-efficient connectivity between wireless sensor networks is necessary (WSNs). Physical layers, media access control, networking layers, and control requirements must be co-designed. For those with lesser means, health insurance will increase in cost. There are difficulties with privacy and cyber security, a higher chance of malpractice claims, and increased time and financial expenditures for doctors and patients. In this study, wireless sensor networks-based personal health biomedical clothing (PH-BC-WSN) was utilized to increase access to high-quality healthcare, increase food production through precision agriculture, and raise the standard of human resources. More effective healthcare and medical asset monitoring systems can be developed thanks to the Internet of Things. Eavesdropping on medical data, modification, fabrication of warnings, denial of service, user tracking and location, physical interference with equipment, and electromagnetic threats were extensively discussed. The article gives several instances of current technology, discusses design challenges including energy efficiency, security, and scalability, provides various demonstrations of current technology, and provides a complete analysis of all the advantages and disadvantages. Despite their many benefits, body sensor networks have several significant obstacles and unresolved research problems, which are described along with some potential answers. As a result, the experimental findings demonstrate that PH-BC-WSN enhances accuracy and reduces response time in inpatient health monitoring.

Personal Health and Illness Management and the Future Vision of Biomedical Clothing Based on WSN

It is essential to have a fast, reliable, and energy-efficient connection between wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Control specifications, networking layers, media access control, and physical layers should be optimised or co-designed. Health insurance will become more expensive for individuals with lower incomes. There are privacy and cyber security issues, an increased risk of malpractice lawsuits, and more costs in terms of both time and money for doctors and patients. In this paper, personal health biomedical clothing based on wireless sensor networks (PH-BC-WSN) was used to enhance access to quality health care, boost food production through precision agriculture, and improve the quality of human resources. The internet of things enables the creation of healthcare and medical asset monitoring systems that are more efficient. There was extensive discussion of medical data eavesdropping, manipulation, fabrication of warnings, denial of services, position and tracker of users, physical interference with devices, and electromagnetic attacks.

Auxetic Materials for Personal Protection: A Review

Life‐changing illnesses and fatalities caused by inefficient personal protective clothing and equipment are increasing day by day. The discrepancy between the test standards, environmental conditions, and infield collision is the reason why personal protection equipment and clothing have not yet decreased the number of injuries in various fields such as military and sports. To further increase the efficiency of personal protection materials, auxetic materials are suggested because of their high energy absorption, good permeability, form‐fitting ability, and high indentation resistance. Auxetic materials are nonconventional materials with a negative Poisson's ratio and can shrink under compression and expand when subjected to stretching. In comparison to nonauxetic conventional materials, auxetic materials have improved properties that can be useful for personal protection applications. This review focuses on the importance of auxetic materials for personal protection, focusing on reducing the chances of injury and what possible ideas can further benefit the protection products. The first part of the review discusses the auxetic structures and their protection applications followed by the fabrication of auxetic structures. The review will conclude with limitations, economic prospects, and what possible work can further improve the potential use of auxetic materials in personal protection.

Hygienic assessment of new architectural and planning solutions of buildings of psychiatric health care facilities

Aim: to conduct a hygienic assessment of new architectural and planning solutions of psychiatric health care facility buildings in Ukraine and give a comparative description of the sanitary standards of the latter in the EU. The study was conducted based on the analysis of State Building Norms (SBN) B.2.2-10:2019 “Buildings and structures. Health care facilities” (draft, final revision), scientific sources of domestic and foreign scientists. A survey of the chief physicians of psychiatric hospitals of Ukraine concerning safe sanitary and hygienic, anti-epidemic conditions for the functioning of psychiatric health care facilities was conducted. We consider it necessary to present more carefully architectural and planning solutions in the relevant section of SBN B.2.2-10:2019 (draft, final revision) or to use the opportunity specified in the introduction to these Norms, and to supplement them with the Manual on the design of psychiatric health care facilities, taking into account the experience of the European Union. To create an appropriate “therapeutic environment” in new domestic mental health care facilities, it is necessary to implement European requirements in the design of these facilities with the involvement of multidisciplinary groups: (from architects to nurses, from construction contractors to patients) and supplement SBN B.2.2-10:2019 “Buildings and structures. Health care Facilities” of Ukraine with a guide for designing facilities of a new type of “Mental Health Centers” as in the Republic of Poland. We have developed and sent to the chief physicians of psychiatric hospitals of Ukraine «Questionnaire for scientific sanitary and epidemiological assessment of the conditions of placement of a psychiatric health care facility”. Based on the analysis of the block of questions on sanitary and antiepidemic and sanitary and hygienic parameters that characterize the buildings of domestic psychiatric hospitals, the location of medical structures and auxiliary units on the land plot, i.e. the design of buildings is determined. In particular, 50% of psychiatric hospitals are housed in combined buildings, 25% have a pavilion system (separate buildings), 12.5% each have a centralized system (all in one building) and a block system. The number of stories of psychiatric hospitals up to 2 is 50%, up to 3 – 37.5% and up to 5 stories in those which have been under construction since 1960 – 12.5%. Analysis of the questionnaire block on the conditions of stay, treatment, rehabilitation of the mentally ill revealed the possibility of organizing occupational therapy in 12.5% of psychiatric hospitals, where special workshops are equipped and patients can acquire professional skills. Physiotherapy rooms are equipped in 50% of psychiatric hospitals. Low provision of patients with furniture was revealed: 25% of patients partially have proper desk, 75% do not have it; 50% are provided with proper chairs; 62.8% use proper bedside tables and 25% – closets for storing personal clothes.