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A critical review of glove and hand research with regard to medical glove design

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ERGONOMICS
Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages 116-129

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.853104

Keywords

gloves; dexterity; tactile sensation; medical; friction

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Research from a number of areas was surveyed, including hand function; skin friction; manual performance testing; glove comfort, fit and durability; and user perception. The relevance of the research to medical glove design was discussed. It was concluded that, while an understanding has been gained of the factors that affect glove performance in general, specific application to thin rubber gloves has not been well explored. The focus in glove performance testing has also been on simple tasks such as pegboards, which do not necessarily assess the fine dexterity required in many surgical tasks. Recommendations were made for the development of a new battery of tests specific to medical gloves that would simulate real medical tasks and could produce repeatable results and have sufficient resolution to differentiate between glove types. Practitioner Summary: In this paper, glove and hand research to-date was reviewed, for the purpose of laying out the current state of scientific knowledge with regard to medical glove design and identifying key areas for further research. Recommendations were made for the development of tests that better simulate medical tasks.

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