Curatola Nicole, Juergens Nathan, Atkinson Mariam K, Schnipper Jeffrey L, Weiss Rachel, Cohen Erin Y, Cimino Jenica, To Clara, Bambury Elizabeth A, Barkoudah Ebrahim, Mani Sampathkumar, Khalil Hassan, Mora Rosa, Maru Johsias, Harrison James D
Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Department of Medicine, Highland Hospital, Oakland, California, USA.
J Hosp Med. 2025 Jan;20(1):51-55. doi: 10.1002/jhm.13492. Epub 2024 Aug 28.
Many patients are unable to identify members of their hospital care team and experience confusion regarding some medical terminology used during hospitalization, including descriptions of the structure of their inpatient care team. This cross-sectional study sought to (1) examine inpatients' understanding of the role of a hospitalist and (2) assess inpatients' familiarity with other medical terminology commonly used in the hospital. We surveyed 172 patients admitted to the hospital medicine service at two academic medical centers. We found that almost half (47%) of respondents were unfamiliar with the term and/or role of a hospitalist, while the remaining patients had varied understanding of the role. Several other medical terms were frequently misunderstood (such as "NPO," "PA," and "Attending"). Ongoing efforts are needed to improve communication to ensure that hospitalized patients understand the hospitalist's role and the medical terms shared with them.
许多患者无法识别其医院护理团队的成员，并且对住院期间使用的一些医学术语感到困惑，包括对其住院护理团队结构的描述。这项横断面研究旨在：（1）检查住院患者对住院医师角色的理解；（2）评估住院患者对医院中常用的其他医学术语的熟悉程度。我们对两个学术医疗中心的172名住院内科患者进行了调查。我们发现，近一半（47%）的受访者不熟悉住院医师这个术语和/或角色，而其余患者对该角色的理解各不相同。其他几个医学术语也经常被误解（如“禁食”、“医师助理”和“主治医生”）。需要持续努力来改善沟通，以确保住院患者理解住院医师的角色以及与他们共享的医学术语。
