Public Perceptions of Physician Attire and Professionalism in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In recent years, casual physician attire (fleece jackets and softshell jackets) has become increasingly popular, but to our knowledge, public perceptions of these garments have not been studied. Furthermore, gender biases may result in differing expectations and perceptions of female and male physicians and may be associated with patient rapport and trust building.

Objective

To characterize public perceptions of casual physician attire and implicit gender biases in public assessment of physicians' professional attire.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used a population-based survey administered via Amazon Mechanical Turk from May to June 2020 among individuals aged 18 years or older who were US residents and for whom English was the primar

SUBMITTER: Xun H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8325071 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature