Abstract
Introduction
A good Physician- patient relationship is the core of a successful primary health care. It is characterized by a two way interactions between the physician and the patient, where the patient is involved in the decision making(1). The relationship between the physician and the patient can interfere significantly with the treatment adherence(2). So it is necessary for the physician to work on building and preserving a good relationship from the first moment. The first impression is important to optimize healthcare outcomes(3). Physician appearances, gender, nationality, age, speech and posture were found to affect patient’s first impression(3). Also, it is found that once the first impression been developed, it will remain unchanged – most of the times-(3). Gender preferences found to increase patient satisfaction in some settings(4). For the intimate, and psychosocial issues, it is found to be preferred to have a physician of the same gender as a patient (4). For the age preference, some studies found that patients preferred the physician to be between 30-50 years(5). Physician appearances is also an important factor affecting patient perception of the care provided (1).
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Corresponding Author
Hadeel Mansour Almutairi
King Abdulaziz Medical City
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v12i02.06
