Estates-General of Mental Health, Kortenberg, Belgium.
Flemish Association of Psychiatry, Kortenberg, Belgium.
Eur Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 17;66(1):e60. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2430.
The bidirectional relationship between poverty and poor physical and mental health is well-known. All physicians should have sufficient knowledge on poverty as a social determinant and its impact on (mental) health. The knowledge of poverty in physicians is seldom investigated. An online and paper survey was circulated in March/April 2022 in Belgium, to assess physician's opinions about and attitudes toward patients in poverty. Not only was interest in the subject rather low, but there were also substantial contradictions in the responses. The lack of knowledge about poverty among physicians leads to reduced quality of medical care for this target group. This is an individual medical-ethical and societal problem. We suggest 10 point-action plan for policymakers, educational institutions, and physicians.
贫困与身心健康不良之间的双向关系是众所周知的。所有医生都应该充分了解贫困作为社会决定因素及其对（精神）健康的影响。医生对贫困的了解很少被调查。2022 年 3 月/4 月，比利时在线和纸质调查评估了医生对贫困患者的看法和态度。不仅对这一主题的兴趣相当低，而且在回应中也存在着实质性的矛盾。医生对贫困的认识不足导致对这一目标群体的医疗质量下降。这是一个个人医学伦理和社会问题。我们为政策制定者、教育机构和医生提出了 10 点行动计划。
