The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 11 , Pages 1279-1286 , November 2005

What to wear today? Effect of doctor’s attire on the trust and confidence of patients

  • Shakaib U. Rehman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Shakaib U. Rehman, MD, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 214 Historic Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.
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  • Paul J. Nietert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Dennis W. Cope, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) San Fernando Valley Program, Sylmar, Calif
    • Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, Calif
    • ,
  • Anne Osborne Kilpatrick, DPA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

  • Image Result

    (a) White male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (b) White female doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (c) African-American male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (d) African-American female

    (a) White male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (b) White female doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (c) African-American male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (d) African-American female doctor dressed in 4 different styles.

  • Image Result
    (a) White male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (b) White female doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (c) African-American male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (d) African-American female

    (a) White male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (b) White female doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (c) African-American male doctor dressed in 4 different styles. (d) African-American female doctor dressed in 4 different styles.

  • Image Result
    Respondents’ ratings of importance of physician attire by sex of physician in photograph.

    Respondents’ ratings of importance of physician attire by sex of physician in photograph.

 This work was supported in part by Department of Veterans Affairs Research Services.

PII: S0002-9343(05)00351-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.04.026

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 11 , Pages 1279-1286 , November 2005

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