PMID: 9550754Apr 29, 1998Paper

The white coat in pediatrics: link between medical history and preference for informally dressed physicians

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
D L Zwart, J L Kimpen

Abstract

To find out if children show a preference for a doctor in a white coat or an informally dressed doctor, and what factors influence this preference. Further to determine if children show a preference for a physician of their own or of the other sex. A series of 20 pairs of photographs showing varying combinations of a male and a female doctor in a white coat or in informal dress was presented to test subjects: 37 children without a medical history, 28 children with a minor and 16 with an extensive medical history, aged between 6 and 12 years. Out of each pair of photographs, the test subjects were invited to choose the doctor they would prefer. On average, the test subjects opted for a doctor in a white coat more often than for an informally dressed doctor (p < 0.05). There was a significant difference in dress preference between children with a less and with a more extensive medical history (p = 0.001): children with no medical history more often chose a doctor in a white coat. Children with an extensive medical history more frequently showed preference for informal dress. The children opted more frequently for a doctor of their own sex (p < 0.001). The preference of children for a doctor in a white coat or for an informally dr...Continue Reading

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