Patients' Preference for Physician Attire in the Internal Medicine Outpatient Department.

Yiyan Zou Yiyou Wang Yang Song Sen Liu Zhiyuan Zhang Limei Wang Jieshi Zhang Ruixuan Geng Zhibo Zheng Ye-Ye Chen

Published in: BioMed research international (2023)

Patients felt that the physician wearing a white coat was better than other attires. Scrubs and white coat was the most popular attire. Hospital or related authorities may promote the standardized wearing of white coats, leading in a greater patient-physician relationship.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
emergency department
primary care
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes