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\nTHESIS  \nPresented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Fine Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University  \nby  \nErik A.Aagard, M.S.  \n****  \nThe Ohio State Univeristy  \n2008  \nThesis Committee: Professor Noel Mayo Dr. Peter Kwok Chan James Arnold  \nSenior Lecturer, Dr. Elizabeth Sanders  \nApproved by  \nAdvisor  \nGraduate Program in Industrial, Interior,  and Visual Communication Design  \nABSTRACT  \nSurgical scrubs are worn by a variety of medical professionals in various capacities all over the world. Called by the shortened name “scrubs” the onetime surgical only attire is now worn by men and wormen in every conceiveable medical capacity. Once only available in white, scrubs now come in a diverse array of color assortments, all of which carry implict meaning both for the medical professional and patient.  \nTo assess some of the possible interpretations of various scrub colors, and determine preferred colors, a three pronged approach was used. A Make-SeeDo model (a hands-on, participatory experience) was employed to triangulate the data. First, nineteen medical professionals were given an in-person questionnaire asking about their color preferences, scrub color preferences, clothing preferences, and experiences wearing surgical scrubs. The professional then used a MakeTool (a toolkit to build a model) to pick their preferred color(s) and cut of scrubs by affixing small laminated colored scrub pieces to foamcore“dolls” with velcro patches. Sixteen different colors were available. Second, the identical questionnaire was also sent to 249 medical professionals who took the online survey and selected scrub configurations and preferred colors with toggle buttons. Thirdly, 341 potential patients were given an online survey asking them to guess the profession of a medical professional, based on the color of her scrubs. A list of ten possible professions was listed below her picture and the same picture was shown ten different times with the same woman wearing  \ndifferent colored scrubs each time. To help understand and interpret the data, a literature review of color symbolism, marketing, psychology, physiology, and history was completed.  \nPatient and medical professional response was several times greater than initially anticipated. Both groups appeared to be quite emotionally invested in the choice of scrub colors and had strong preferences about what colors were associated with medical professionals.  \nThe most preferred color for medical professionals was light blue, light green, and then darker blue. Professionals who wore these colors were likely to be identified first as a doctor, a nurse, and then a dentist. Nurses had wider lattitude with colors and were recognized as nurses if they wore the afforementioned colors or pink, purple, gray, or red. Patient surveys demonstrated that the colors blue and green were clearly viewed as “medical”colors. If other colors were worn by professionals, patients became confused at their role.  \nProfessionals were consistent in their views on scrubs and no difference was seen between online and in-person interviews. The colors overwhelmingly preferred by medical professionals were: light blue, light green, and a darker blue. These colors were seen as the most “professional.” Darker colors and bright and light colors were considered unacceptable. Most professionals didn’t think atrim color was necessary and only 15% of them preferred two colored scrubs. A majority of the participants believed the fit of scrubs needed improvement and had various suggestions for upgrades and betterment.  \nDedicated to Julie and my parents who believe,“determine the thing that shall be done, and we shall find the way.”(Abraham Lincoln)  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nI would like to thank my wife Julie for having faith in this whole life changing adventure. 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