ArticleIranian journal of public health2010
What do patients expect from their physicians?
Article in Iranian journal of public health, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Abstract
backgroundTo identify the most important expectations that patients have from their physicians.
methodsWe collected data from 199 hospitalized and 201 ambulatory patients (response rates 88% and 93% respectively). We used random sampling for selection of hospitalized patients and systematic sampling for the ambulatory ones. The questionnaire consisted of 18 different expectation items categorized in 5 domains. The participants scored each item from 1 to 9 using a VAS scale and ranked domains based on their importance. We analyzed the data using univariate and regression analyses.
resultsAmong the ambulatory patients, the mean±standard error of the most important expectations was as follows: competency (8.9±0.01), courteousness (8.8±0.04), consultation in case of need (8.8±0.4), clear explanation of the disease (8.8±0.05) and attentiveness (8.8±0.04). In hospitalized patients, the following items were the most important: competency (8.4±0.08), courteousness (8.4±0.09), availability of physician (8.4±0.09), consultation in case of need (8.2±0.11), setting following appointments (8.2±0.1), and disease follow-up (8.2±0.09). In both groups, the most important domain of expectations was "competency and quality of care" followed by "availability" in hospitalized and "giving information and patient autonomy" among ambulatory patients.
conclusionsOur findings are similar to what reported in the literature from other countries and cultures. In addition to physician expertise and knowledge, patients value giving information and efficient doctor-patient relationship.
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