Empirical Examination of the Interactions Between Healthcare Professionals and Patients Within Hospital Environments—A Pilot Study
Patients represent the primary stakeholders in health systems, making it crucial to enhance their level of satisfaction. The relationship between physician and patient is crucial during treatment, especially for patients dealing with long-term issues. Generally, every illness has the potential to ca...
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| description | Patients represent the primary stakeholders in health systems, making it crucial to enhance their level of satisfaction. The relationship between physician and patient is crucial during treatment, especially for patients dealing with long-term issues. Generally, every illness has the potential to cause high levels of stress, leading to varying reactions from individuals, influenced by factors such as age, personality, relationships with caregivers, treatment environment, and specific disease characteristics. As the healthcare provider acquires a more profound insight into how the disease affects the patient’s quality of life, the relationship between the patient and the physician evolves. In this study, we analyzed information from hospital clinics that took part in the survey for the same timeframe, from July 2019 to December 2020. Correlated data were derived from two separate surveys. The initial survey, created by Spector, focused on gathering feedback from health professionals in hospitals, with 3278 responses collected. A second survey was designed to gather feedback from patients in hospitals, with 2851 responses collected. The survey revealed a total of 97 common observations among physicians and patients in the hospital clinics. According to the findings from the two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression analysis, an essential method for researchers addressing endogeneity challenges in structural equation modeling, an increase of 1 point in the job satisfaction of physicians is associated with a corresponding positive increase of 1.12 points in patient satisfaction. At the heart of effective healthcare is the relationship between physicians and patients. Positive attitudes from patients during medical appointments help improve health outcomes, especially for those with long-term illnesses. In order to encourage patients to take an active role, physicians need to focus on enhancing the physician-patient bond, humaneness, creating trust and stable communication, encouraging the sharing of information, and empowering patients to participate in decision-making. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e5a1c66b23344f4a8b4d8930920302cb2025-08-20T03:24:38ZengMDPI AGHygiene2673-947X2025-05-01522010.3390/hygiene5020020Empirical Examination of the Interactions Between Healthcare Professionals and Patients Within Hospital Environments—A Pilot StudyDimitris Charalambos Karaferis0Dimitris A. Niakas1Department of Health Economics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Health Economics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, GreecePatients represent the primary stakeholders in health systems, making it crucial to enhance their level of satisfaction. The relationship between physician and patient is crucial during treatment, especially for patients dealing with long-term issues. Generally, every illness has the potential to cause high levels of stress, leading to varying reactions from individuals, influenced by factors such as age, personality, relationships with caregivers, treatment environment, and specific disease characteristics. As the healthcare provider acquires a more profound insight into how the disease affects the patient’s quality of life, the relationship between the patient and the physician evolves. In this study, we analyzed information from hospital clinics that took part in the survey for the same timeframe, from July 2019 to December 2020. Correlated data were derived from two separate surveys. The initial survey, created by Spector, focused on gathering feedback from health professionals in hospitals, with 3278 responses collected. A second survey was designed to gather feedback from patients in hospitals, with 2851 responses collected. The survey revealed a total of 97 common observations among physicians and patients in the hospital clinics. According to the findings from the two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression analysis, an essential method for researchers addressing endogeneity challenges in structural equation modeling, an increase of 1 point in the job satisfaction of physicians is associated with a corresponding positive increase of 1.12 points in patient satisfaction. At the heart of effective healthcare is the relationship between physicians and patients. Positive attitudes from patients during medical appointments help improve health outcomes, especially for those with long-term illnesses. In order to encourage patients to take an active role, physicians need to focus on enhancing the physician-patient bond, humaneness, creating trust and stable communication, encouraging the sharing of information, and empowering patients to participate in decision-making.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-947X/5/2/20physician–patient interaction2SLS regression analysisquality of healthcarehospitalized patientspersonalized medicinepatient engagement |
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| title | Empirical Examination of the Interactions Between Healthcare Professionals and Patients Within Hospital Environments—A Pilot Study |
| title_full | Empirical Examination of the Interactions Between Healthcare Professionals and Patients Within Hospital Environments—A Pilot Study |
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| title_sort | empirical examination of the interactions between healthcare professionals and patients within hospital environments a pilot study |
| topic | physician–patient interaction 2SLS regression analysis quality of healthcare hospitalized patients personalized medicine patient engagement |
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