Patients Preferences for Doctors Attire in Japan
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Objective Physicians attire is one important factor to enhance the physician-patient relationship. However, there are few studies that examine patients preferences for physicians attire in Japan. We sought to assess patients preference regarding doctors attire and to assess the influence of doctors attire on patients confidence in their physician. Furthermore, we examined whether patients preferences would change among various clinical situations. Methods Employing a cross-sectional design, Japanese outpatients chosen over one week in October 2008 from waiting rooms in various outpatient departments at St. Lukes International Hospital, Tokyo, were given a 10-item questionnaire. A 5-point Likert scale was used to estimate patient preference for four types of attire in both male and female physicians, including semi-formal attire, white coat, surgical scrubs, and casual wear. In addition, a 4-point Likert Scale was used to measure the influence of doctors attire on patient confidence. Patients Japanese outpatients consecutively chosen from waiting rooms at St. Lukes International Hospital in Tokyo for one week in October 2008. Results Of 2,272 outpatients enrolled, 1483 (67.1%) of respondents were women. Mean age of subjects was 53.8 years (SD 16.2 years). Respondents most preferred the white coat (mean rank: 4.18, SD: 0.75) and preferred casual attire the least (mean rank: 2.32, SD: 0.81). For female physicians, 1.4% of respondents ranked the white coat little/least preferred while 64.7% of respondents ranked casual wear little/least preferred. Among respondents who most preferred the white coat for physician attire, perceived hygiene (62.7%) and inspiring confidence (59.3%) were important factors for doctors attire. Around 70% of all respondents reported that physicians attire has an influence on their confidence in their physician. Conclusion This study confirms that Japanese outpatients prefer a white coat. Furthermore, this study strongly suggests that wearing a white coat could favorably influence patients confidence in the relationship with their physician in all types of practice.
著者
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Takahashi Osamu
Division Of Cancer Medicine Department Of Surgical Oncology Hokkaido University Graduate School Of M
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Deshpande Gautam
Center For Clinical Epidemiology St. Luke's Life Science Institute St. Luke's Internationa
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TAKAHASHI Osamu
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital
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Ohde Sachiko
Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St. Luke's Life Science Institute
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Fukui Tsuguya
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital
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Yamada Yasuhiro
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital
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