attire; clothing

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Introduction

attire or clothing appropriate in the setting of practicing medicine

many U.S. hospitals have guidelines for professional attire of their physicians
patients are more likely to trust, share sensitive information with & follow-up with physicians in professional attire with a white coat^[1]^[4]
older patients desire formal or white-coat attire^[2]^[3]^[4]
younger patients often feel scrubs are appropriate^[2]
patients prefer scrubs for surgeons^[3]
physicians are expected to be well-groomed & to display a visible nametag^[2]
patients have fewer attire expectations for clinicians in acute care settings (emergency departments or intensive care units) or in surgical specialties^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Talking to Your Doctor http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/talktodoc.asp
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Petrilli CM et al Patient-centred medicine. Understanding the role of physician attire on patient perceptions: a systematic review of the literature -- targeting attire to improve likelihood of rapport (TAILOR) investigators. BMJ Open 2015;5:e006578 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25600254 Free PMC Article
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Petrilli CM, Saint S, Jennings JJ et al Understanding patient preference for physician attire: a cross- sectional observational study of 10 academic medical centres in the USA. BMJ Open. 2018 May 29;8(5):e021239 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844101 <Internet> http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/5/e021239
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Xun H, Chen J, Sun AH et al Public Perceptions of Physician Attire and Professionalism in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(7):e2117779. July 30 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34328503 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2782564
Cochran A, Upchurch GR Jr Has the Physician's White Coat Seen Its Day? JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(7):e2119881. July 30 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34328506 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2782567