Cargando…
Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study analyses the nature and magnitude of the doctor‐patient relationship in Bangladesh, intending to trigger policy discussions for improving healthcare quality. The dearth of research on the nature and degree of this relationship in Bangladesh as well as the global conte...
Autores principales: | , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34622027 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.394 |
_version_ | 1784577568801816576 |
---|---|
author | Hamid, Syed Abdul Begum, Afroza Azim, Md. Ragaul Islam, Md. Sirajul |
author_facet | Hamid, Syed Abdul Begum, Afroza Azim, Md. Ragaul Islam, Md. Sirajul |
author_sort | Hamid, Syed Abdul |
collection | PubMed |
description | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study analyses the nature and magnitude of the doctor‐patient relationship in Bangladesh, intending to trigger policy discussions for improving healthcare quality. The dearth of research on the nature and degree of this relationship in Bangladesh as well as the global context motivates us to conduct this study. METHOD: We use primary data from three different surveys conducted during July to October 2018. The study conducts a public perception survey on 701 individuals at various public places in Dhaka City. In addition, we interview 100 exit‐patients from two major public hospitals, four for‐profit‐private hospitals, and one not‐for‐profit private hospital in Dhaka City. We also interview a total of 62 doctors of different ladders. Each survey uses a structured questionnaire with a set of questions customized in the Bangladesh context. RESULTS: The score of the doctor‐patient relationship is found quite low from the viewpoint of the public, the patients, and the doctors. However, the score is comparatively high from the doctor's point of view. The results show that lack of optimum time allocation for the patients, not explaining the prescription clearly, and discriminating the patients by their social status are the main factors for a poor relationship with doctors. CONCLUSIONS: The doctor‐patient relationship is substantially poor from the public, patients, and the doctors' viewpoints. Orienting the doctors to non‐therapeutic care (ie, respectful behavior, privacy, dignity, prompt attention, clear communication) in all levels of medical education and training, and improving working conditions of the hospitals are the crucial policy implications. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-8485595 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | John Wiley and Sons Inc. |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-84855952021-10-06 Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh Hamid, Syed Abdul Begum, Afroza Azim, Md. Ragaul Islam, Md. Sirajul Health Sci Rep Research Articles BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study analyses the nature and magnitude of the doctor‐patient relationship in Bangladesh, intending to trigger policy discussions for improving healthcare quality. The dearth of research on the nature and degree of this relationship in Bangladesh as well as the global context motivates us to conduct this study. METHOD: We use primary data from three different surveys conducted during July to October 2018. The study conducts a public perception survey on 701 individuals at various public places in Dhaka City. In addition, we interview 100 exit‐patients from two major public hospitals, four for‐profit‐private hospitals, and one not‐for‐profit private hospital in Dhaka City. We also interview a total of 62 doctors of different ladders. Each survey uses a structured questionnaire with a set of questions customized in the Bangladesh context. RESULTS: The score of the doctor‐patient relationship is found quite low from the viewpoint of the public, the patients, and the doctors. However, the score is comparatively high from the doctor's point of view. The results show that lack of optimum time allocation for the patients, not explaining the prescription clearly, and discriminating the patients by their social status are the main factors for a poor relationship with doctors. CONCLUSIONS: The doctor‐patient relationship is substantially poor from the public, patients, and the doctors' viewpoints. Orienting the doctors to non‐therapeutic care (ie, respectful behavior, privacy, dignity, prompt attention, clear communication) in all levels of medical education and training, and improving working conditions of the hospitals are the crucial policy implications. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-10-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8485595/ /pubmed/34622027 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.394 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Hamid, Syed Abdul Begum, Afroza Azim, Md. Ragaul Islam, Md. Sirajul Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh |
title | Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh |
title_full | Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh |
title_fullStr | Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh |
title_full_unstemmed | Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh |
title_short | Doctor‐patient relationship: Evidence from Bangladesh |
title_sort | doctor‐patient relationship: evidence from bangladesh |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8485595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34622027 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.394 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT hamidsyedabdul doctorpatientrelationshipevidencefrombangladesh AT begumafroza doctorpatientrelationshipevidencefrombangladesh AT azimmdragaul doctorpatientrelationshipevidencefrombangladesh AT islammdsirajul doctorpatientrelationshipevidencefrombangladesh |