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Trust And Satisfaction With Physicians, Insurers, And The Medical Profession, Rajesh Balkrishnan, Elizabeth Dugan, Fabian Camacho, Mark Hall
Trust And Satisfaction With Physicians, Insurers, And The Medical Profession, Rajesh Balkrishnan, Elizabeth Dugan, Fabian Camacho, Mark Hall
Elizabeth Dugan
BACKGROUND: Conceptual or theoretical analysts of trust in medical settings distinguish among markedly different objects or types of trust. However, little is known about how similar or different these types of trust are in reality and the relationship of trust with satisfaction. OBJECTIVES: This exploratory study conducted a comparison among trust in one's personal physician, health insurer, and in the medical profession, and examined whether the relationship between trust and satisfaction differs according to the type of trust in question. RESEARCH DESIGN: Random national telephone survey using validated multi-item measures of trust and satisfaction. SUBJECTS: A total of 1117 individuals …
An Exploration Of Patients' Trust In Physicians In Training, Denise Bonds, Kristie Foley, Elizabeth Dugan, Mark Hall, Pam Extrom
An Exploration Of Patients' Trust In Physicians In Training, Denise Bonds, Kristie Foley, Elizabeth Dugan, Mark Hall, Pam Extrom
Elizabeth Dugan
Several characteristics associated with patient trust are identified. To determine the level of trust patients from disadvantaged circumstances have in their primary care resident physician, and to determine patient and physician characteristics that predict trust, we administered a survey to randomly selected primary care patients of an academic medical center staffed by internal medicine residents after a visit to their primary care provider. Participants were adults. The group was racially diverse (50% non-white), English-speaking, and from lower socioeconomic groups. The 10-page survey consisted of 7 sections (Physician Trust Scale, Patient Demographics, Patient Health and Well-Being, Patient-Physician Relationship Characteristics, Global Doctor …
How Patients' Trust Relates To Their Involvement In Medical Care, Felicia Trachtenberg, Elizabeth Dugan, Mark Hall
How Patients' Trust Relates To Their Involvement In Medical Care, Felicia Trachtenberg, Elizabeth Dugan, Mark Hall
Elizabeth Dugan
OBJECTIVES: To examine the connection between patients' trust and their attitudes toward seeking care, participating in medical decision making, and adhering to treatment recommendations. METHODS: Data were collected from a national telephone survey of English-speaking adults (N=553) in 1999. Eligibility requirements were some type of public or private health care coverage and having seen a physician or other health professional at least twice in the past 2 years. Five questions on preferred role in medical care were asked. Trust in physicians and satisfaction with care were separately measured using validated scales. RESULTS: The most significant predictor of patients' preferred role …