Should formalities be less formal? A comparative study of patient preferences on formalities and accommodation choices from 1999 to 2023.

IF 3.5 3区医学 Q2 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

European Geriatric Medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI:10.1007/s41999-024-01138-z

Lucy Chapman, Simon Daly, Celia Fernandez, Marie Therese Cooney, Rachael M Doyle

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Abstract

Purpose: To explore if patients' preferences regarding formalities and inpatient accommodation during their inpatient hospital experience have changed since 1999.

Methods: A ten-item survey was administered to an inpatient sample in an urban teaching hospital and compared with results from a similar survey in 1999.

Results: The majority (98.1%; n = 211) of patients in 2023 preferred to be addressed by their first name (73.8%; n = 152 in 1999; p < 0.001). Patient's preference for doctors using their full title fell (72.3% in 1999 versus 36.7% in 2023; p < 0.001). Inpatients in 2023 tended to have no preference regarding their doctor's gender (91.6% versus 80.1% in 1999; p = 0.001) and age (87.0% versus 40.8% in 1999; p < 0.001). Half (52.7%) of inpatients aged above 65 years preferred multi-occupancy wards when compared with those aged below 65 years (32.0%; p = 0.02).

Conclusion: Inpatients prefer less formal interactions within the doctor-patient relationship. Multi-occupancy ward accommodation is favored among those above 65 years.

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手续应该不那么正式吗？1999年至2023年患者对手续和住宿选择的偏好比较研究。

目的：探讨自1999年以来，患者在住院期间对手续和住院住宿的偏好是否发生了变化。方法：对某城市教学医院住院病人进行10项问卷调查，并与1999年同类调查结果进行比较。结果：绝大多数（98.1%）；N = 211)的患者在2023年更喜欢被称呼他们的名字(73.8%；1999年N = 152；结论：住院患者更喜欢在医患关系中进行不那么正式的互动。65岁以上老人更青睐多房病房。

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European Geriatric Medicine GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-

CiteScore

6.70

自引率

2.60%

发文量

114

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： European Geriatric Medicine is the official journal of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS). Launched in 2010, this journal aims to publish the highest quality material, both scientific and clinical, on all aspects of Geriatric Medicine. The EUGMS is interested in the promotion of Geriatric Medicine in any setting (acute or subacute care, rehabilitation, nursing homes, primary care, fall clinics, ambulatory assessment, dementia clinics..), and also in functionality in old age, comprehensive geriatric assessment, geriatric syndromes, geriatric education, old age psychiatry, models of geriatric care in health services, and quality assurance.