Table 6 Reasons for doctor's dissatisfaction with doctor-patient relationship
Internal Medicine | Gynaecology | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Categories (%) | GW (n = 43) | TW (n = 25) | GM (n = 47) | TM (n = 32) | GW (n = 10) | TW (n = 13) |
Patient unwillingness to cooperate/communicate | 62.4 | 4.0 | 40.4 | 18.8 | 50.0 | 0 |
Patient alcohol abuse | 7.0 | 0 | 27.7 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
Difficult patient | 11.6 | 24.0 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 15.4 |
Communication problems | 2.3 | 40.0 | 0 | 34.4 | 0 | 38.5 |
Inappropriate utilisation of emergency services | 2.3 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 30.0 | 23.1 |
Too little time | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
Adequate treatment not possible | 0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 7.7 |
Psychosocial problems | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other reasons | 9.3 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 15.6 | 0 | 15.4 |