Are we dressed to impress? A descriptive survey assessing patients' preference of doctors' attire in the hospital setting
Are we dressed to impress? A descriptive survey assessing patients' preference of doctors' attire in the hospital setting
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DOI：
10.7861/clinmedicine.9-6-519
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发表时间：
2009-12-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Crossley, Meg
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作者：
Gherardi, Guy;Cameron, James;Crossley, Meg
本研究旨在探讨医院环境中病患对不同服装医师的态度。一项横断面描述性调查要求586名成年患者对医生穿着以下服装的照片进行评级和排名：磨砂、专业非正式、专业正式、时尚休闲、休闲和白色外套。他们还被要求从六个预先确定的选项中选择一个最重要的医生外表特征。患者对穿白色外套的医生最有信心，其次是职业随意。休闲装是最不自信的。没有两种服装被认为是同等的评级或排名。医院内不同的人口统计群体对一些服装的评价和排名不同。每天洗的衣服被认为是最重要的特征。由于患者明显偏好白色外套，因此应考虑重新引入白色外套，并且有关擦洗清洁度的教育可能会增加患者的信心。
This study investigated patients' attitudes to doctors in different attires in a hospital setting. A cross-sectional descriptive survey asked 586 adult patients to rate and rank photographs of a doctor in each of the following attires: scrubs, professional informal, professional formal, smart casual, casual and white coat. They were also asked to choose the single most important feature of a doctor's appearance out of six predetermined choices. Patients had most confidence in doctors wearing the white coat, followed by professional informal. Casual attire was the least confidence inspiring. No two attires were deemed to be equally rated or ranked. Varying demographic groups within the hospital rated and ranked some attire differently. Daily laundered clothing was considered to be the most important feature. With patients' clear preference for white coats, its reintroduction should be given consideration and education regarding the cleanliness of scrubs may increase patient confidence.