Hawaii medical journal
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Hawaii medical journal · Dec 2009
Comparative StudySlippers and a white coat? (Hawai'i physician attire study).
To ascertain patient preference regarding physician attire in Hawai'i, based on a sampling of patients at the Physician Center at Mililani (PCM), and to compare the findings with studies of patients in the continental United States. ⋯ Patients in Hawai'i, according to this small study, differ in many respects from their mainland counterparts. More casual forms of dress are generally accepted, and the white medical coat is actually NOT preferred, by a small majority. More extremes in casual attire, such as shorts and slippers were not approved as appropriate physician attire by the majority of Hawai'i patients in this study.