How much do surgeons like their patients?
Patient Education and CounselingPublished 18 July 2005
Wendy Levinson, Richard M. Frankel, Debra Roter, Melinda L. Drum
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It is found that surgeons do not like their patients equally, and their feelings are associated with surgeon and patient characteristics, and with patient satisfaction.
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These findings shed light on a rarely addressed issue-surgeons' feelings toward their patients. We found that surgeons do not like their patients equally. Their feelings are associated with surgeon and patient characteristics, and with patient satisfaction. Our findings have important implications for surgeons seeking to improve care striving to enhance or maintain their own career satisfaction.
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