Effect of chair placement on physicians’ behavior and patients’ satisfaction: randomized deception trial (BMJ, 15 December 2023)

Summary

This study published in the BMJ evaluated the effect of chair placement on length of time physicians sit during a bedside consultation and patients’ satisfaction.

The study concluded that chair placement is a simple, no cost, low tech intervention that increases a physician’s likelihood of sitting during a bedside consultation and resulted in higher patients’ scores for both satisfaction and communication.

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