Capaccio Enrico, Podestà Andrea, Morcaldi Daniele, Sormani Maria Pia, Derchi Lorenzo Egildo
Insights Imaging. 2010 May;1(2):83-85. doi: 10.1007/s13244-009-0003-1. Epub 2010 Jan 28.
To measure how often patients ask directly about their test results at the end of imaging studies. METHODS: A total of 1,171 outpatients underwent ultrasonography (384), CT (382) or MR of the extremities (405). Demographic features including age, sex, educational background, anxiety and type of examination (initial examination vs follow-up) were considered. Statistical analysis was carried out by means of the chi-square test. RESULTS: Of the 1,171 patients, 525 (45%) asked for information about the results of their studies. Only 88/382 (23%) patients asked after CT; 224/405 (55.3%) asked after MR, and 213/384 (55.5%) asked after US (CT vs US and vs MR p < 0.001). There was a highly significant trend regarding education (36.4% with elementary schooling; 41.5% with intermediate education; 55.1% with higher schooling or university degrees; p < 0.001). No other differences were noted. CONCLUSION: We believe these results show the importance of the direct doctor-patient relationship during radiological studies. Communication, time to talk and provision of information are probably the most important things patients want from their doctors. Our study suggests that this is also relevant in radiology and, when given the opportunity to meet the radiologist, patients appreciate the interaction.
测量患者在影像学检查结束时直接询问检查结果的频率。方法：共有1171名门诊患者接受了超声检查（384例）、CT检查（382例）或四肢磁共振成像（MR）检查（405例）。考虑了包括年龄、性别、教育背景、焦虑程度和检查类型（初次检查与随访）等人口统计学特征。采用卡方检验进行统计分析。结果：在1171名患者中，525名（45%）询问了检查结果相关信息。CT检查后只有88/382（23%）的患者询问；MR检查后224/405（55.3%）的患者询问，超声检查后213/384（55.5%）的患者询问（CT与超声及MR相比，p < 0.001）。在教育程度方面存在高度显著的趋势（小学学历者为36.4%；初中学历者为41.5%；高中或大学学历者为55.1%；p < 0.001）。未发现其他差异。结论：我们认为这些结果表明了在放射学检查过程中直接医患关系的重要性。沟通、交谈时间和信息提供可能是患者最希望从医生那里得到的最重要的东西。我们的研究表明，这在放射学中也很重要，并且当有机会见到放射科医生时，患者重视这种互动。
