Orthopaedic Physician Attire Influences Patient Perceptions in an Urban Inpatient Setting

Physician attire in the intensive care unit and patient family perceptions of physician professional characteristics.

P hysician attire is a modifiable factor that has been demonstrated to influence the patient-physician relationship. However, patient-physician interactions in the intensive care unit (ICU) differ from other health care settings. Patients admitted to the ICU typically do not have a preexisting long-term relationship with their ICU physician, and therefore trust needs to be established over a sh...

Inpatient attire: an opportunity to improve the patient experience.

Author Affiliations: Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire deMontpellier, Institut National de la Santé et de la RéchercheMédicale Unité 1061, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France (Courtet, Lopez-Castroman, Jaussent); Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France (Courtet, Lopez-Castroman, Jaussent); La Clinique des Maladies Mentales et de l’Encéphale, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Institut Nationa...

Physician attire: a scholarly look.

Factors Influencing Patient Selection of an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Physician

BACKGROUND The rise in consumer-centric health insurance plans has increased the importance of the patient in choosing a provider. There is a paucity of studies that examine how patients select an orthopaedic sports medicine physician. PURPOSE To evaluate factors that patients consider when choosing an orthopaedic sports medicine physician. STUDY DESIGN Case series; Level of evidence, 4. ...

Patient recall versus physician documentation in report of smoking cessation counselling performed in the inpatient setting.

OBJECTIVES To determine rates of patient reported and physician documented counselling; to identify predictors of each report; and to identify the impact of each report on smoking cessation attempts after discharge from the hospital. DESIGN Stickers on subjects' charts prompted physicians to give brief smoking cessation counselling to patients in the hospital. Patients reported counselling re...