Lako C J, Lindenthal J J
Department of Public Health, University of Wageningen, The Netherlands.
J Fam Pract. 1990 Aug;31(2):167-70.
To assess physicians' attitudes toward confidentiality, a questionnaire was mailed to general practitioners and family physicians in New Jersey. The questionnaire was designed to measure their attitudes regarding confidentiality as well as what course of action they believed should be pursued in specific situations involving confidentiality. Data regarding personal and practice characteristics were also collected. One hundred twenty (50%) of the physicians responded. A particularly strong reluctance was found among physicians to divulge information to other physicians. More physicians appeared willing to disclose information to relatives of the patient without their consent. The argument for disclosure among physicians to family members may flow from their belief that they should care for the health of the whole family, and not only that of the patient.
为评估医生对保密的态度，向新泽西州的全科医生和家庭医生邮寄了一份调查问卷。该问卷旨在衡量他们对保密的态度，以及他们认为在涉及保密的特定情况下应采取何种行动。还收集了有关个人和执业特征的数据。120名（50%）医生进行了回复。结果发现，医生们特别不愿意向其他医生透露信息。更多医生似乎愿意在未经患者同意的情况下向其亲属透露信息。医生之间向家庭成员披露信息的理由可能源于他们认为自己应该关注整个家庭的健康，而不仅仅是患者的健康。
