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Doctor's attire acts as an important criteria in setting up good relationship between patient and physician. Recent evidence as well as strong viewpoints have highlighted the possible harm of wearing a white coat. In order to get the patient's perspective on the same, this observational study is being conducted to determine the effect of wearing a white coat on patient satisfaction in an Indian setting , in patients who visit rheumatology outpatient department,in Columbia Asia Hospitals,Bangalore,India.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in patient satisfaction scores (if any) between patients visiting a rheumatologist for the first time based on the whether the physician dons an apron or not. | 50 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in rate of compliance with medications between patients visiting a rheumatologist for the first time based on the whether the physician dons an apron or not. | 3 weeks to 1 month. | |
| Change in rate of compliance with follow up visits (if any) between patients visiting a rheumatologist for the first time based on the whether the physician dons an apron or not. |
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Patients aged above 18 years who come to consult in Rheumatalogy OPD in all three Columbia Asia Hospitals situated in Bangalore are taken into study.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sharath Kumar, MBBS,MD,DNB | Columbia Asia Hospitals,Bangalore | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Columbia Asia Hospitals | Bangalore | Karnataka | 560055 | India |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25600254 | Background | Petrilli CM, Mack M, Petrilli JJ, Hickner A, Saint S, Chopra V. Understanding the role of physician attire on patient perceptions: a systematic review of the literature--targeting attire to improve likelihood of rapport (TAILOR) investigators. BMJ Open. 2015 Jan 19;5(1):e006578. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006578. | |
| 24103582 | Background |
| Label | URL |
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| Original feedback form of the General Medical Council of the UK (United Kingdom)which has been modified for this study | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010349 | Patient Compliance |
| ID | Term |
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| D010342 | Patient Acceptance of Health Care |
| D000074822 | Treatment Adherence and Compliance |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| 3 weeks to 1 month |
| Hughes LD, Done J, Young A. A 5 item version of the Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR5) successfully identifies low adherence to DMARDs. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Oct 8;14:286. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-286. |
| 14677194 | Background | de Klerk E, van der Heijde D, Landewe R, van der Tempel H, van der Linden S. The compliance-questionnaire-rheumatology compared with electronic medication event monitoring: a validation study. J Rheumatol. 2003 Nov;30(11):2469-75. |
| 26198987 | Background | Fernandes E. Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats. BMJ. 2015 Jul 21;351:h3855. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h3855. No abstract available. |