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Patient- and hospital-related determinants on subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome of severely injured patients

Authors: Christian Janssen, Oliver Ommen, Gero Ruppert, Holger Pfaff

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2008

Abstract

Aim

The importance of subjective evaluation of medical treatment has been neglected so far. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify determinants of subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome in terms of severely injured patients.

Subjects and methods

A written questionnaire was sent to 121 seriously injured patients, who were hurt predominantly by traffic or work-related accidents and were treated between 1996 and 2001 in two hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia. Using bi- and multivariate analysis, significant determinants on a dichotomized index of subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome were analyzed.

Results

Logistic regressions identified one significant determinant on subjective treatment outcome of severely injured patients: trust of patient in physician.

Conclusion

This finding confirms the importance of psychosocial aspects in physician-patient interactions concerning the subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome. Therefore this result emphasizes the importance of social sciences in medical education especially for surgeons.

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Title: Patient- and hospital-related determinants on subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome of severely injured patients
Authors: Christian Janssen
Oliver Ommen
Gero Ruppert
Holger Pfaff
Publication date: 01-02-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-007-0119-z

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Patient- and hospital-related determinants on subjective evaluation of medical treatment outcome of severely injured patients

Abstract

Aim

Subjects and methods

Results

Conclusion

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