Question 08 - Dressing and undressing

General

• Do you find it difficult to dress yourself?
• Do you require help getting dressed and/or undressed?
• Who helps and how long does it take, including rest periods?
• Do you lack the motivation to dress yourself?
• Do you find it difficult to decide appropriate clothing for the time of day or weather?
• Are you able to keep your clothes clean?

Relating to EB

• If you do not have nails, do you find it difficult to manage with buttons?
• Do you need help with zippers, buttons or laces?
• Who helps and how long does it take – including rest periods?
• Are you restricted to wearing certain fabrics, which makes you choose clothes carefully?
• Do you have to alter your clothes or how you wear them? (e.g. inside out, cutting neckline)
• Do you have to do anything special to make sure clothes are soft enough for you to wear?
• If applicable, are you able to wear a bra or do you have to make any adjustments for this?
• Do you have to do anything special to wear socks or shoes?
• Are you able to wear socks and shoes?
• Does this cause you any additional pain or distress?
• Do you have to wear clothes over your dressings?
• Does removing clothing cause pulling on your skin or bleeding?
• Do you cut or soak your clothes to remove them?
• Do you have to change your clothes multiple times a day?
• Do you worry about your wounds making you smell or getting creams and ointments on your clothes?