Healthcare
Supporting comfort during prolonged chair-based care
As more treatment is delivered through outpatient, day-treatment and ambulatory care services, greater attention is being given to the patient experience of prolonged chair-based care.
Patients receiving oncology, dialysis, infusion therapy, rehabilitation and recovery care may remain seated for several hours at a time. During extended periods of chair-based care, maintaining warmth, comfort and ease of clinical access can become increasingly important to the overall patient experience.
Traditional blankets are meant for beds, not prolonged chair-based care.
Snhug Sit® was developed specifically for chair-based care.
Snhug Sit® is designed around the practical requirements of prolonged chair-based care, allowing warmth and coverage to be adjusted while maintaining clinical access during care.
Snhug Sit may also support patients during rehabilitation and recovery where chair-based care forms an important part of the patient's journey from bed-based care.
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Prolonged chair-based care presents different practical considerations
Unlike bed-based care, chair-based care often requires patients to remain seated or semi-reclined for extended periods while treatment, monitoring and clinical access continue.
Comfort during prolonged chair-based care is about more than temperature alone. It also involves supporting dignity, warmth and the overall patient experience while allowing ongoing clinical access throughout care.
Designed specifically for sitting
Snhug Sit was created to provide warmth while supporting ease of access during care, making it well suited to prolonged chair-based care where warmth and clinical access both matter.
Designed to be put on while seated, Snhug Sit can be pulled up over the legs and body without the disruption often caused by repositioning traditional blankets around treatment equipment or lines.
The integrated foot pocket helps maintain warmth and coverage during long care sessions. Maintaining warmth can become increasingly important during extended chair-based care where patients may remain seated or semi-reclined for several hours.
Relevant healthcare settings
- Oncology day units
- Dialysis units
- Infusion suites
- Ambulatory care settings
- Day treatment units
- Early rehabilitation and mobilisation
- Recovery areas
- Outpatient treatment centres
Supporting comfort, dignity and access
Small practical details can make a meaningful difference to patient comfort, dignity and the overall patient experience during care delivery.
Whether patients are attending regular treatment sessions or recovering following illness or surgery, supporting warmth, comfort and dignity can become an important part of the overall patient experience.
Patient feedback
“Perfect for dialysis and much warmer to use in the hospital than my usual blanket. Much cuddlier than I expected.”
Christy, dialysis patient (Trustpilot review)
Hospital charities
Hospital charities often support projects that enhance patient comfort, dignity and experience beyond core clinical care.
We welcome conversations with hospital charity teams interested in exploring small-scale evaluations or donations to understand how our chair-based design may support patients during prolonged chair-based care.
Feedback from healthcare teams and patients will help inform future development and potential healthcare-specific applications.
Exploring ways to support patient comfort
We welcome conversations with:
- Oncology teams
- Renal teams
- Recovery and rehabilitation teams
- Patient experience teams
- Hospital charity teams
Whether you're exploring patient comfort initiatives, evaluating new approaches or considering charity-funded donations, we'd be delighted to discuss how Snhug Sit could support patients during prolonged chair-based care.
We recognise that healthcare environments have specific requirements around fabrics, laundering and procurement. Every healthcare setting is different and our priority is to listen, learn and understand the practical requirements of your environment.
We welcome conversations to better understand the needs of your patients, your teams and your care environment, and to explore whether our chair-based design may be appropriate for your setting.
This page is intended to provide information for healthcare, patient experience and hospital charity teams exploring approaches to supporting comfort during prolonged chair-based care.