Factors That Affect Trust Between Physicians and Patients

The goal of this study is to evaluate patient perception and preference in physician attire. Eligible subjects admitted to medical-surgical hospital unit will complete a survey expressing perceptions and preference regarding physician attire.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Trust

Detailed Description

Hospitalists (internal medicine physicians) work in one week rotations. Each hospitalist will serve as a control.

During one week rotation, the hospitalist will wear surgical scrubs throughout the rotation. At the end of the rotation (or prior to subject discharge, whichever occurs first), the hospitalist will ask subjects seen during that rotation to complete the survey regarding the hospitalist attire.

During a second week of rotation, the hospitalist will wear professional attire with a white coat throughout that rotation. At the end of the rotation (or prior to subject discharge, whichever occurs first), the hospitalist will ask subjects seen during that rotation to complete the survey regarding the hospitalist attire.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 200

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Leah Tudtud-Hans, MD; Phone Number: 44884 909 558 1000; Email: LTudTudh@llu.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Loma Linda, California, United States, 92350
      • Loma Linda University Medical Center
      • Contact: Leah Tudtud-Hans, MD; Phone Number: 4484 909-558-1000; Email: LTudTudh@llu.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Hospitalized internal medicine patients, 18 years and older, with English or Spanish as primary language.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects 18 years of ages or older
• Admitted to LLUMC medical surgical unit, under care of internal medicine physician
• Primary language is English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 years of age
• altered mental status or severe dementia
• Hearing or vision impairment that would preclude subject from completing survey

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient Preference for Type of Physician Attire	Subjects will complete a one-time survey via paper or iPAD. The survey is based on the Modified Trust in Physician Scale: A Measure to Assess Interpersonal Trust in Patient Physician Relationships with answers provided on a 5 point Likert Scale where 1 means strongly disagree, 2 means disagree, 3 is neutral, 4 means agree and 5 means strongly agree. The total score will reflect patient preference for traditional physician attire (street clothes and white coat) or casual physician attire (surgical scrubs). A high score would reflect a favorable response for the physician wearing traditional attire.	At the end of hospitalist rotation or prior to subject discharge, whichever occurs first, not to exceed one week from study enrollment.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Loma Linda University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): December 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 4, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 4, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): November 9, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 10, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 8, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 5230221

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No