Laugharne Richard, Priebe Stefan, Chevalier Agnes, Paton Catherine, Sharma Rajaei K, O'Kelly Allison, Richards Giles
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Liskeard, UK.
Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
BJPsych Bull. 2021 Jun;45(3):158-163. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2020.115.
There appears to be no research to date investigating patients' preferences for sociocultural characteristics or behavioural qualities of psychiatrists. We aimed to assess which are most important to patients. Patients (132) in community mental health teams across two sites (East Cornwall, East London) completed a questionnaire ranking the importance of different sociocultural characteristics and behaviours of psychiatrists.
Patients cared more about age and gender than other characteristics. Four preferences (from a choice of ten) regarding behavioural qualities were clearly identified as important: explaining things clearly, dedication to personal treatment, being friendly and polite, and being up to date with medical knowledge.
Patients are fairly unconcerned about the age, gender, religion and social background of psychiatrists. Characteristics they care about most include communication skills, competence, dedication to personal treatment and friendliness. Explaining things clearly is particularly important. This indicates specific areas of improvement for training and further research.
迄今为止，似乎尚无研究调查患者对精神科医生社会文化特征或行为品质的偏好。我们旨在评估哪些对患者最为重要。来自两个地点（东康沃尔郡、东伦敦）社区心理健康团队的132名患者完成了一份问卷，对精神科医生不同的社会文化特征和行为的重要性进行排序。
患者对年龄和性别的关注超过其他特征。在行为品质方面（从十种选择中），有四种偏好被明确认定为重要：解释清晰、专注于个人治疗、友好礼貌以及紧跟医学知识前沿。
患者对精神科医生的年龄、性别、宗教和社会背景相当不关心。他们最关心的特征包括沟通技巧、能力、专注于个人治疗以及友善。解释清晰尤为重要。这表明了培训和进一步研究中需要改进的具体领域。
