Seeing faces, when faces can't be seen: Wearing portrait photos has a positive effect on how patients perceive medical staff when face masks have to be worn.
Martin WiesmannChristiane FranzThorsten SichtermannJan MinkenbergNathalie MathernAndrea StockeroElene IordanishviliJessica FreiherrJulian HodsonUte HabelOmid NikoubashmanPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our study suggests that the use of portrait photos with smiling faces has a positive effect on how patients perceive healthcare staff.