News-Medical.Net August 4, 2024
When an individual visits their doctor, they aren’t supposed to keep secrets. Unless patients are forthcoming about their symptoms, behaviors, and health-related beliefs, it’s hard for healthcare professionals to effectively diagnose and treat illnesses-; or to advise and educate patients about how to take better care of themselves in the future.
There’s only one problem: new research from Stevens Institute of Technology shows that many people believe they may be judged if they share mistaken beliefs with their care team-; and that doctors really do take strongly negative views of patients who disclose incorrect or unreasonable beliefs.
People worry about their doctors looking down on them-;and it turns out that’s an entirely rational concern. Our study suggests that...
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