Patient Preferences for Physician Attire: A Multicenter Study in Japan

Evidence for preferences of Italian patients for physician attire

BACKGROUND The relationship between patient and physician is a complex interaction that includes multiple factors. The objective of this study was to explore Italian patients' preferences regarding physician appearance. METHODS A questionnaire was developed to survey patients in different medical and surgical settings; each subject was asked to choose one picture of either a male or female ph...

Physician attire: a scholarly look.

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...

Physician risk preferences and patient care.

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using conjoint analysis to elicit gps’ preferences for family physician contracts: a case study in iran

conclusions the conjoint analysis results show that gps concerned about various factors of family physician contracts. these results can be helpful for policy-makers as they complete the process of creating family physician plans, which can help increase the motivation of gps to participate in the plan. results the results show that “quotas for admission to specialized courses” is the strongest...