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Evidence-based physicians' dressing: a crossover trial.

Balakrishnan R Nair·John R Attia·Stephen R Mears·Karen I Hitchcock
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the effect of physicians' dress on patient confidence and trust. DESIGN: A prospective crossover trial involving physicians dressed in "respectable" versus "retro" attire. SETTING: A general medicine ward at a tertiary hospital. PARTICIPANTS: 12 male general physicians and 1680 patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patient trust and confidence as measured by a questionnaire mailed after hospital discharge. RESULTS: Formal attire was correlated with higher patient confidence and trust. Nose rings were particularly deleterious to patients' reported trust and confidence. A minimum threshold of two items of formal attire (dress pants, dress shirt, tie, or white coat) were necessary to inspire a reasonable amount of confidence; this is the NND (number needed to dress). CONCLUSIONS: We highlight the need for more research into the effects of physician dress, and coin the term "evidence-based dressing".

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Balakrishnan R Nair, John R Attia, Stephen R Mears, Karen I Hitchcock. Evidence-based physicians' dressing: a crossover trial.. https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb05017.x

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