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Patients' Preferences for Traditional Medicine Doctor's Attire

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified July 2011 by Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
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Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01397344
First received: July 14, 2011
Last updated: July 18, 2011
Last verified: July 2011
History of Changes

July 14, 2011
July 18, 2011
July 2011
June 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Patients will choose the most appropriate attire from four dressing styles (formal suit, conventional white coat, white coat in traditional form and casual wear).
Same as current
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Participants' feeling about the importance of Korean Medicine doctor's appearance. [ Time Frame: During day one visit (lasting an average of 1-3 hours) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
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Patients' Preferences for Traditional Medicine Doctor's Attire
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.

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).

  1. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you trust the most?
  2. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you be more likely to follow their advice?
  3. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you recommend to your acquaintance?
  4. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you be the most comfortable ?
  5. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you prefer to discuss an intimate social problem or a private issue?
  6. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you prefer for a minor medical problem(eg, a cold)?
  7. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you expect to be the most clean?
  8. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you expect to be the most hygienic?
  9. Which attire of Korean medicine doctor would you expect not to spread infectious germs to others?
  10. 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?

  11. How strongly do you feel about the importance of Korean medicine doctor's appearance?

    1. extremely important
    2. quite important
    3. important
    4. a little important
    5. not at all important
Observational
Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
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Probability Sample

People in the Outpatient Waiting Room
Attire Preference
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
200
June 2012
June 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

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
Both
19 Years to 80 Years
Yes
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Korea, Republic of
 
NCT01397344
KCRC-IRB-2011008
No
Jun-Yong Choi/ KMD, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
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Principal Investigator: Jun-Yong Choi, MS Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
July 2011

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