The Impact of Trust and Stereotypes on the Type of Doctor-Patient Relationship: A Study on Polish Health Care Market

Katarzyna Krot
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Katarzyna Krot: Bialystok University of Technology, Poland

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Abstract: Purpose: The doctor-patient relationship is a crucial element of healthcare. Literature distinguishes between four models of the doctor-patient relationship: paternalistic, shared decision making, interpretative and informed choice. Socio-economic transformations also alter the nature of this relationship. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to investigate the model of doctor-patient relationship and to identify the determinants of this relation. Methodology: The study was carried out in the form on a sample of 208 students in the Podlasie Region. Findings: The model of a doctor-patient relationship preferred by respondents was determined by stereotypes associated with the size of the city where medical services were provided and the gender of the physician, as well as the level of trust for the competence and integrity of the doctor. Originality: Many authors emphasize that the paternalistic relationship is being replaced by the more balanced contacts between the physician and the patient. The study results show, however, that this is not so definite. Many patients still prefer to submit to the authority of the doctor (paternalistic relationship)

Keywords: model of doctor-patient relationship; trust; stereotypes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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