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NCT Number: NCT01397344

Patients' Preferences for Traditional Medicine Doctor's Attire

Doctors' attire has known to impact patients' trust and confidence for better clinical practice. However, few survey research regarding this topic has been conducted in traditional asian medicine field. The aim of our study is to determine whether traditional medicine doctor's attire impacts on patients' confidence and trust.

Participants will be given randomly one set of photographs from the 2 kind of photographs, i.e., photographs of a male or female doctor, each set dressed in 4 different styles.

After this, they will be asked to report their preferences for the 4 styles of dress according to given questions and they will answer the degree of their feeling on the importance of Korean Medicine doctor's appearance.

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Key information

Conditions

Attire Preference

Age range

19 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University

Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 626-770, South Korea

About this study

After seeing one set of photographs, participants will answer the questions below.

Choose the most appropriate attire from the four dressing styles (a.formal wear b.conventional white coat c.white coat in traditional form d. casual wear) to the questions below (1-10).

  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you trust the most?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you be more likely to follow their advice?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you recommend to your acquaintance?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you be the most comfortable ?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you prefer to discuss an intimate social problem or a private issue?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you prefer for a minor medical problem(eg, a cold)?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you expect to be the most clean?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you expect to be the most hygienic?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you expect not to spread infectious germs to others?
  • Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you have the most confidence in their diagnosis and treatment when they perform clinical examination by touching you?
  • How strongly do you feel about the importance of Korean medicine doctor's appearance?
  • extremely important
  • quite important
  • important
  • a little important
  • not at all important

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • More than 19 years old, less than 80 years old at the time of the study
  • Outpatients from diverse clinic departments in Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects who are demented, noncommunicative, or blind
  • Companion(s) of the interviewee

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Patient's preference for a specific attire of the traditional medicine doctor from four different styles of dress.

    Time frame: During day one visit (lasting an average of 1-3 hours)

    Patients will choose the most appropriate attire from four dressing styles (formal suit, conventional white coat, white coat in traditional form and casual wear).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Participants' feeling about the importance of Korean Medicine doctor's appearance.

    Time frame: During day one visit (lasting an average of 1-3 hours)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jul 19, 2011
Registry last updated
Sep 2, 2015

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