Studies conflict as to whether patient satisfaction is associated with physician attire. The most recent study says no.
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So I’m researching for my site
http://www.MEDinAmerica.com
I was hoping to find studies that showed that clothes DO make the professional.
I wonder why it doesn’t.
I still feel that while nice clothes don’t affect one positively, ugly or cheap-looking clothes DO affect people negatively.
What do you think?
Clothes pale relative to demeanor, sincerity, confidence, attention, etc. Were I making the dress code rules, I would require that clothing be clean, not distracting for the environment, culturally consistent with ones professional role, and ALWAYS with a prominent name tag showing ones professional standing is terms plain to the average layperson (”MD” “Chiropractic”, “Nurse” “Nurses Aid” “Respiratory Therapist”.
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