The Effect of Wearing White Coats on Patients' Appreciation of Physician Communication during Postpartum Rounds: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Rosa, Mauricio La; Spencer, Nicholas; Abdelwahab, Mahmoud; Zambrano, Gabriela; Saoud, Fawzi; Jelliffe, Katherine; Olson, Gayle; Munn, Mary; Saade, George R.; Costantine, Maged M.

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“…It became clear that the type of "Healthcare personnel (HCP) attire "has a great influence on treatment confidence but in other hands, it is more neglected the knowledge and attitude of "Physicians and nurses "in hospitals about their Clothing. In this study, 441 physicians and nurses working in Tehran University of Medical Sciences studied, according to our result the mean percent of KAP score was 72.6 ± 14.3, so, this shown, Physicians and nurses had moderate knowledge, attitude level and performance respectively and maybe it's be as a problem in protecting themselves from pathogen agents (13-15) or perhaps they cannot have good communication with their patents (21-23).…”

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The Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Hhysicians and Nurses about Suitable Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Attire in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Zebardast¹,

Eisazadeh²,

Vaskooi³

et al. 2019

JFRH

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of knowledge, attitude and practice of medical team about suitable " Healthcare personnel (HCP) attire". Materials and methods: This is a descriptive study that was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and evaluated knowledge, attitude and performance of physicians and nurses about "Health care personnel (HCP) attire" by a questionnaire. In order to create the questionnaire a panel of experts’ reviews was set and a questionnaire was made through Focus group discussion (FGD). The Variables included age, gender, work experience, type of employees' time, type of jobs, education level, type of employee. Results: This study was conducted on 441 physicians and nurses who were working in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The mean percent of KAP score was 72.6 ± 14.3. The score of the questionnaire in general was 14.91 ± 70.99 for knowledge, 73.5 ± 13.3 for attitude and 73.7 ± 17.1 for performance. Conclusion: According to this survey, the questionnaire score in the general knowledge, attitude and performance about the "Healthcare personnel (HCP) attire" is low.

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The Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Hhysicians and Nurses about Suitable Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Attire in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Zebardast¹,

Eisazadeh²,

Vaskooi³

et al. 2019

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The Role of the White Coat in Radiology

Pfeifer

2020

Journal of the American College of Radiology

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International patient preferences for physician attire: results from cross-sectional studies in four countries across three continents

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ObjectiveThe patient–physician relationship impacts patients’ experiences and health outcomes. Physician attire is a form of nonverbal communication that influences this relationship. Prior studies examining attire preferences suffered from heterogeneous measurement and limited context. We thus performed a multicentre, cross-sectional study using a standardised survey instrument to compare patient preferences for physician dress in international settings.Setting20 hospitals and healthcare practices in Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the USA.ParticipantsConvenience sample of 9171 adult patients receiving care in academic hospitals, general medicine clinics, specialty clinics and ophthalmology practices.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe survey was randomised and included photographs of a male or female physician dressed in assorted forms of attire. The primary outcome measure was attire preference, comprised of composite ratings across five domains: how knowledgeable, trustworthy, caring and approachable the physician appeared, and how comfortable the respondent felt. Secondary outcome measures included variation in preferences by country, physician type and respondent characteristics.ResultsThe highest rated forms of attire differed by country, although each most preferred attire with white coat. Low ratings were conferred on attire extremes (casual and business suit). Preferences were more uniform for certain physician types. For example, among all respondents, scrubs garnered the highest rating for emergency department physicians (44.2%) and surgeons (42.4%). However, attire preferences diverged for primary care and hospital physicians. All types of formal attire were more strongly preferred in the USA than elsewhere. Respondent age influenced preferences in Japan and the USA only.ConclusionsPatients across a myriad of geographies, settings and demographics harbour specific preferences for physician attire. Some preferences are nearly universal, whereas others vary substantially. As a one-size-fits-all dress policy is unlikely to reflect patient desires and expectations, a tailored approach should be sought that attempts to match attire to clinical context.

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The Effect of Wearing White Coats on Patients' Appreciation of Physician Communication during Postpartum Rounds: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

The Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Hhysicians and Nurses about Suitable Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Attire in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

The Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Hhysicians and Nurses about Suitable Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Attire in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

The Role of the White Coat in Radiology

International patient preferences for physician attire: results from cross-sectional studies in four countries across three continents

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