Hello, I supervise research on bedridden garments. I need someone who is specialized in this regard, maybe a doctor, to tell me, can we use the word 'patient' for a bedridden? Or, rather it depends on the reason why s/he has become bedridden? Any thoughts?
In general, people get bedridden as a result of illness or injury and usually need medical care in which case it would be appropriate to refer to them as patients. However, if a person gets bedridden and for some reason does not require any medical treatment (I have never come across a case like this though), I do not think using the word "patient" for them would be appropriate.
I have never heard anyone referred to as "a bedridden". I would think that people who are no longer able to be independently mobile as "people with mobility issues." There is a movement here in the US to use "person first" language when describing challenges or disabilities.
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