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? Manage Cookie Preferences