Momeni Nafiseh, Asghari Fariba
PhD Candidate in Medical Ethics, Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Researcher, Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Associate Professor, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2020 Dec 5;13:20. doi: 10.18502/jmehm.v13i20.4862. eCollection 2020.
Medical universities have called for a professional dress code to preserve the dignity of the medical profession, creating a sense of respect, tranquility, and trust in healthcare recipients and improve patient safety. This study aims to explain the reasons behind poor adherence to the professional dress code by students of the dentistry school. A qualitative study was conducted to explain the viewpoints of dentistry students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). Twenty-three in-depth interviews with dentistry students of different genders, study years, living in different accommodations, and having different tuition payment status were conducted. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data. One hundred and twenty initial codes were extracted. They were categorized into common causes of non-adherence to the TUMS Dress Code and specific causes of not following a specific section of the dress code (hygiene, jewelry, and makeup sections). The codes of common causes were categorized into 4 main categories including defects in education, management shortcomings, changes in societal culture, and personal factors. All components of the educational system must be aligned with each other to overcome the barriers against the students' adherence to professional dress and put forward appropriate interventions at the policymaking, regulatory and educational levels.
医科大学呼吁制定专业着装规范，以维护医学职业的尊严，营造对医疗服务对象的尊重感、宁静感和信任感，并提高患者安全。本研究旨在解释牙科学院学生对专业着装规范遵守不佳背后的原因。进行了一项定性研究，以阐释德黑兰医科大学（TUMS）牙科学生的观点。对不同性别、学习年份、居住在不同住所且学费支付状况不同的牙科学生进行了23次深度访谈。采用常规内容分析法对数据进行分析。提取了120个初始代码。它们被归类为不遵守TUMS着装规范的常见原因以及不遵守着装规范特定部分（卫生、首饰和妆容部分）的具体原因。常见原因的代码被分为4个主要类别，包括教育缺陷、管理不足、社会文化变化和个人因素。教育系统的所有组成部分必须相互协调，以克服阻碍学生遵守专业着装的障碍，并在政策制定、监管和教育层面提出适当的干预措施。
