General Perception of Doctor–Patient Relationship From Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.creatorZhou, Yanan
dc.creatorChen, Shubao
dc.creatorLiao, Yanhui
dc.creatorWu, Qiuxia
dc.creatorMa, Yuejiao
dc.creatorWang, Dongfang
dc.creatorWang, Xuyi
dc.creatorLi, Manyun
dc.creatorWang, Yunfei
dc.creatorWang, Yingying
dc.creatorLiu, Yueheng
dc.creatorLiu, Tieqiao
dc.creatorYang, Winson Fu Zun (TTU)
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-02T16:17:06Z
dc.date.available2022-12-02T16:17:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description© 2021 Zhou, Chen, Liao, Wu, Ma, Wang, Wang, Li, Wang, Wang, Liu, Liu and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe doctor–patient relationship (DPR) is essential in the process of medical consultations and treatments. Poor DPR may lead to poor medical outcomes, medical violence against doctors, and a negative perception of the healthcare system. Little is known about how DPR is affected during this novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the DPR during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 1,903 participants in China (95% response rate) who were recruited during the pandemic online via convenience and snowball sampling. Several questionnaires were used to evaluate participants' attitudes toward DPR, including the Patient–Doctor Relationship Questionnaire (PDRQ-9), Chinese Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale (C-WFPTS), a survey on medical violence against doctors, factors that affect and improve DPR, and general trust in medical services. Results revealed that DPR improved, and doctor–patient trust increased compared to participants' retrospective attitude before the pandemic. In addition, patients' violence against doctors decreased during the pandemic. Better doctor–patient trust and lower violence toward doctors are related to better DPR. Furthermore, we found that the main factors that could improve DPR include communication between doctors and patients, medical technology and services, and medical knowledge for patients. This study helped to better understand DPR in China, which may contribute to future health policies and medical practices in order to improve DPR and doctor–patient trust.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhou Y, Chen S, Liao Y, Wu Q, Ma Y, Wang D, Wang X, Li M, Wang Y, Wang Y, Liu Y, Liu T and Yang WFZ (2021) General Perception of Doctor–Patient Relationship From Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front. Public Health 9:646486. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.646486en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.646486
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/90391
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectDoctor-Patient Relationshipen_US
dc.subjectTrusten_US
dc.subjectCommunicationen_US
dc.subjectMedical Violenceen_US
dc.titleGeneral Perception of Doctor–Patient Relationship From Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Cross-Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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