Patient satisfaction from the contact with the physician
Barański, J.
Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego 6(33): 171-172
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1426-9686 PMID: 10365607 Document Number: 498090
The satisfaction of a patient at the contact with a doctor results from realisation of patient's emotional and medical needs by the doctor. Lack of satisfaction reduces patient's ability to acquire and memorize information, causes unwillingness to follow doctor's instructions, eliminates the need of prophylactic examinations and decreases the level of rational response to disease symptoms. It is an emotional barrier which often makes it impossible to archive therapeutic aim.