Santen Sally A, Rotter Tricia S, Hemphill Robin R
Department of Higher Education Leadership, Policy Organization, Vanderbilt Peabody College, Nashville, TN, USA.
J Gen Intern Med. 2008 May;23(5):607-10. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0472-1. Epub 2007 Dec 21.
Although patients should know the level of training of the physician providing their care in teaching hospitals, many do not.
The objective of this study is to determine whether the manner by which physicians introduce themselves to patients is associated with patients' misperception of the level of training of their physician.
PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS: This was an observational study of 100 patient-physician interactions in a teaching emergency department.
Residents introduced themselves as a doctor 82% of the time but identified themselves as a resident only 7% of the time. While attending physicians introduced themselves as a "doctor" 64% of the time, only 6% identified themselves as the supervising physician. Patients felt it was very important to know their physicians' level of training, but most did not.
Physicians in our sample were rarely specific about their level of training and role in patient care when introducing themselves to patients. This lack of communication may contribute to patients' lack of knowledge regarding who is caring for them in a teaching hospital.
尽管患者应该了解在教学医院为其提供护理的医生的培训水平，但许多患者并不了解。
本研究的目的是确定医生向患者自我介绍的方式是否与患者对医生培训水平的误解有关。
患者/参与者：这是一项对教学急诊科100次医患互动的观察性研究。
住院医师82%的时间自称是医生，但仅7%的时间表明自己是住院医师。而主治医师64%的时间自称是“医生”，只有6%表明自己是主治医师。患者认为了解医生的培训水平非常重要，但大多数患者并不了解。
在我们的样本中，医生在向患者自我介绍时很少明确说明自己的培训水平和在患者护理中的角色。这种沟通不足可能导致患者对教学医院中照顾他们的人缺乏了解。
