Merenstein Beth, Merenstein Joel
Department of Sociology, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050, USA.
J Am Board Fam Med. 2008 Sep-Oct;21(5):461-5. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070186.
The purpose of this study was to describe the doctor-patient relationship as expressed in written comments to a retiring family physician.
All 200 of the written notes and e-mails to a single family physician retiring after 42 years in practice were examined using content analysis for general themes and meaning. No phone or personal verbal responses were included.
Seven themes emerged with regards to what patients appreciated in their family physician relationship. These included "being there," caring, medical expertise, personal characteristics, multiple roles/anything goes, family, and continuity.
Analyzing comments from actual patients at the end of a long-term relationship with an individual physician confirms beliefs of what patients consider important based on theoretical models, surveys, and interviews.
本研究的目的是描述患者对一位即将退休的家庭医生的书面评价中所体现的医患关系。
对一位从业42年后即将退休的家庭医生收到的所有200份书面记录和电子邮件进行了检查，采用内容分析法来确定总体主题和意义。不包括电话或个人口头回复。
出现了七个与患者在家庭医生关系中所欣赏的方面相关的主题。这些主题包括“随时陪伴”、关怀、医学专业知识、个人特质、多重角色/无所不包、家庭以及连续性。
分析与一位医生长期关系结束时实际患者的评价，证实了基于理论模型、调查和访谈得出的患者认为重要的因素。
