Good Fit of Latex Gloves Based on Association between Finger Length and Palm Width in Young Adult Women : A Cross-sectional Study

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  • OOKA Noriko
    Department of Dental Hygiene, Kansai Women's College

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  • 若年女性を対象としたラテックスグローブのフィット感と手指長および手掌周囲長に関する横断的検討
  • ジャクネン ジョセイ オ タイショウ ト シタ ラテックスグローブ ノ フィットカン ト テサシチョウ オヨビ シュショウシュウイチョウ ニ カンスル オウダンテキ ケントウ

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Abstract

 A wide variety of disposable latex gloves are used in the medical field, with the highest rate of use in the field of dental care. These gloves must provide a durable barrier to protect against infectious materials, while also allowing the user to maintain the necessary dexterity to perform medical procedures with safety and certainty. Although it is important for medical practitioners to wear gloves that fit their hands well, the conditions necessary for good fitting latex gloves remain poorly understood. Both the finger length and palm circumference are considered to contribute to the fit. In the present study, we investigated the ideal finger length and palm circumference for latex gloves to fit well. Latex gloves were compared among 325 young adult females in order to determine the best finger length and palm circumference to provide a favorable fit. Our results suggested that the optimal glove finger length expressed as a percentage of the subject finger length varied, as follows: 90-93% for the thumb, 96% for the index finger, 100-103% for the middle finger, 97-101% for the ring finger, and 85-95% for the little finger. Gloves showed a favorable fit when they were somewhat shorter than the thumb, index, and little finger, and basically the same length as or somewhat longer than the middle and ring fingers of subjects. In addition, a glove palm circumference of 78-117% of the palm of the subject was judged to facilitate a favorable glove fit that was not over-tight. Subjects who typically wore SS-, S-, and M-sized gloves assessed gloves with a palm circumference of 78-111, 79-110, 91-117% as being favorable respectively.

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