Doctors' Estimates of the Percentage of Patients Whose Problems Do Not Require Medical Attention.

Gough, H. G.

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ERIC Number: EJ177956

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Publication Date: 1977

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Doctors' Estimates of the Percentage of Patients Whose Problems Do Not Require Medical Attention

Gough, H. G.

Medical Education, 11, 6, 380-4, Nov 77

Answers from a survey of 248 doctors ranged from zero to 90 percent, with a mean of 20.61 percent. The estimates were related to doctors' own performance as pre-medical and medical students, and to personal qualities and dispositions as indicated by psychological assessment. Characteristics of doctors with higher estimates are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Services, Patients, Personality Assessment, Physician Patient Relationship, Physicians, Psychological Needs, Surveys

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