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Many doctors may be less than honest with their patients. This was revealed by the researchers based on the results of the latest survey. Whereas in the medical standards of the profession have to be honest with patients, especially when discussing prognosis.
The prognosis is the medical term for predicting the likely outcome of a disease, which often involve a detailed explanation. Based on the results of the survey found many doctors gave overly optimistic predictions to their patients.
When it comes to talk about medical mistakes or disclosing financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, many say that many doctors that have been holding the information.
The survey was conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and published in the February issue of Health Affairs, 2012. The survey has involved almost 1,900 doctors. There are several trends that can create bias the survey results.
One out of 10 doctors say actually lied
to a patient in the previous year, a third of physicians surveyed do not think should disclose medical errors are serious to the patient, and almost two-fifths of doctors do not think need to be open about financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies and medical devices.
"The survey results suggest that the needs and desires of patients may not always be the first concern of the doctor. Patients who do not get the full story may not be able to make an informed choice about the best course of action for treatment. Until all physicians take an approach that is honest and open, it will be very difficult to enact patient-centered care more broadly, "Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School as reported from everydayhealth.
Although most physicians surveyed thought doctors should really tell patients about the risks and benefits of treatment. But many admit that does not always follow that standard when dealing with patients.
For decades, the medical profession is dominated by men, so doctors female minority. Interestingly, female doctors are more likely to explain all sorts of treatments and prognosis honestly to the patient compared with male doctors.
Researchers predict it may be caused by a female doctor as doctor minorities feel more compelled to follow the standards of professional conduct.
When it came to lying, general surgeons are most likely to lie to a patient. Although the general surgeons are also more likely to say there is a need to promptly inform patients of any medical errors that occur.
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