ArticleJournal of hospital medicine2026
Patients might distrust honest doctors.
Article in Journal of hospital medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Evidence-based medicine revolutionized clinical practice, bringing expectations that physician-patient communication should be similarly transparent about scientific evidence and uncertainty. However, the replication crisis has revealed significant weaknesses in biomedical research. This creates something of a paradox: honest disclosure of uncertainty is ethically obligatory but often breeds patient distrust rather than confidence. This commentary argues that trust in medicine requires systemic educational reform to improve public scientific literacy, and offers some practical communicative strategies physicians can employ immediately, including deliberate language hedging and setting realistic expectations. Critically, such approaches only succeed when grounded in compassionate physician-patient relationships. In an era of increasing commercialization and artificial intelligence in medicine, preserving this fundamental relationship is essential for maintaining public trust in healthcare.
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