HI Yuan-zhe,MIAO Shao-jiang,ZHAO Xu-dong.A survey of doctor-patient interaction in patients with medically unexplained symptoms[J].Journal of Tongji University(Medical Science),2010,31(6):105-108. [点击复制]
A survey of doctor-patient interaction in patients with medically unexplained symptoms
HI Yuan-zhe,MIAO Shao-jiang,ZHAO Xu-dong
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the doctor-patient interaction of patients with medically unexplained symptoms(MUS) in general hospital and to improve diagnostic and therapeutic service for patients with MUS.Methods The out-patients,who had been in psychosomatic department,Chinese traditional medicine department,gynecology department and neurology department of general hospital, were asked to complete the Screening for Somatoform Symptoms(SOMS).Ninty-eight patients whose scores of SOMS≥9 and their doctors were participated in this study.The research tools were employed to patients and physicians separately.Patients and physicians were asked to complete questionnaire such as"Treatment Satisfaction of This Time","Iateria and Pathogeny Questionnaire(IPQ)"and"Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS)".Results There were 42%of the patients sought help in hospitals more than 12 times and 40%of them thought that their doctors didn't really understand them. 72.8%patients' HADS scores of anxiety were higher than cut-point,55.4%patients' HADS scores of depression were higher man cut-point.Patients believed that 3 factors were the most possible causes of the symptoms:problem of emotion(70.1%),too hard works(68.4%),and aging(61.2%).Patients believed that 3 factors were the most important causes of symtoms:stress and worry(30.6%), problem of emotion(26.5%),and aging(21.4%).With respect to evaluation of current therapeutic process,the evaluation of the patients was better than physician's evaluation,and the difference was statistically significant(t = 2.82,P0.05).The patients' treatment satisfaction of their conditions was different among the four departments(t = 3.73,P0.05).Conclusion Patients' evaluation of current therapeutic process are different from the physicians' evaluation.Most patients with medically unexplained symptoms have complications of anxiety and depression.