Patients' Preferences for Traditional Medicine Doctor's Attire

NCT01397344 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KCRC-IRB-2011008
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 175
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Attire Preference

Keywords

People in the outpatient waiting room

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

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

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

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

Secondary Outcomes (1)

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

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

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

People in the Outpatient Waiting Room

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University

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

Location

Study Officials

• Jun-Yong Choi, MS

  Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 14, 2011
• First Posted: July 19, 2011
• Study Start: July 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2012
• Study Completion: December 1, 2013
• Last Updated: September 2, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-09

Locations

KR (1)