Effect of Wearing of White Coat on Patient Satisfaction in Indian Out Patient Department (OPD) Setting

NCT ID: NCT02669355

Last Updated: 2016-02-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

123 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-01-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Patient Compliance Physician-Patient Relations

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged equal to or greater than 18 years, attending the rheumatology OPD in Columbia Asia Hospitals,Bangalore.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient who have come only for diagnostic or therapeutic procedure or for second opinion.
* Patients without plan for follow up.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Columbia Asia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr.Sharath Kumar

Rheumatology Consultant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sharath Kumar, MBBS,MD,DNB

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia Asia Hospitals,Bangalore

Locations

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Columbia Asia Hospitals

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

References

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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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25600254 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24103582 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14677194 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26198987 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/revalidation/colleague_patient_feedback_resources.asp

Original feedback form of the General Medical Council of the UK (United Kingdom)which has been modified for this study

Other Identifiers

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IEC/2015/RP/17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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