Patient’s Preference on Neurosurgeon’s Attire and Appearance: A Single Center Study in Korea Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

The questionnaire.

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Questions

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what is your gender?

 (1) male (2) female

what is your age?

 (1) under 30 (2) 30-39 (3) 40-49 (4) 50-59 (5) over 60

(1) What shoes do you prefer your neurosurgeon to wear?

 (1) Dress shoes (2) Sneakers (3) Clogs (4) sandals (5) No preference

(2) Do you prefer a nametag?

 (1) prefer (2) No preference

(3) Do you have a negative view on wearing accessories (necklace, wristlet, and ring)?

 (1) Yes (2) No preference

(4) Do you have a negative view on dyeing neurosurgeon’s hair color?

 (1) Yes (2) No preference

(5) Do you have a negative view on your neurosurgeon’s mustache or beard?

 (1) Yes (2) No preference

(6) Do you have a negative view on long hair? (in case of male doctor)

 (1) Short hair(showing his ear) (2) long hair (disclosing his ear ) (3) No preference

(7) Do you have a preferred age range?

 (1) 30-39 (2) 40-49 (3) 50-59 (4) 60-69 (5) No preference

(8) Which criteria do you take when choosing your neurosurgeon?

 (1) Graduated university (2) the center MD working (3) the center MD trained (4) Other’s recommendation (5) No preference

(9) Do you think who should be neat most?

 (1) Professor (2) residents (3) Intern (4) nurse

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