Stakeholder groups differ in their conceptions of a good doctor, with patients emphasizing communication and doctors medical skills¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2022: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The different stakeholder groups showed different ideas of the concept of a good doctor: patients had a stronger focus on communication skills, whereas doctors put more emphasis on medical skills. → Steiner-Hofbauer Verena 2017

Evidence¶

Steiner-Hofbauer Verena 2017¶

Steiner-Hofbauer Verena, Schrank Beate, Holzinger Anita. (2017). What is a good doctor? Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-017-0597-8

q2 · i? · review · r2

Overall narrative synthesis across the 20 included studies and questionnaires covering doctors, medical students, patients, general population, and nurses. The review concludes the stakeholder groups showed different preferences across categories and that this discrepancy "will be a challenge for future medical education".

"The different stakeholders showed different ideas of the concept of a good doctor. Interestingly, patients had a stronger focus on communication skills, whereas doctors put more emphasis on medical skills."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Patient-satisfaction questionnaires focus strongly on communication skills — related