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1- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,yabolfathi@gmail.com
2- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
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Objectives: Studies have shown that the doctor-patient communication has a significant impact on the health and adherence to treatment of older people. However, there are inconsistencies between different studies regarding the associated factors with the doctor-patient communication. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the status and associated factors of doctor-patient communication from older adult's perspective in the city of Tehran in 2023.
Materials and methods: The present study was conducted in a cross-sectional method in the clinics of Tehran. A total of 382 people aged 60 and over were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. In order to collect data, a checklist of personal characteristics and a physician communication questionnaire were used. The data have been analyzed using statistical tests.
Results: The mean age of the older people participants in the study was 69.79 with a standard deviation of 6.86 and about 66% of them were women. Most participants (88.2%) reported their relationship with their doctor as good. There was a significant relationship between educational level, autoimmune diseases, other uncommon diseases of old age, gender of doctors, specialization of the doctors, accepting insurance booklet as one of the components of the method of choosing a doctor, duration of being under the supervision of a doctor, and duration of the visit with the doctor-patient communication (P ≤ 0.05). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the doctor-patient communication variable was significantly predicted by the variables of education, recommendation of another doctor and duration of visit.
Conclusion: Although the results of this study showed that most of older people participants in the study reported their relationship with their doctor as good, it is necessary to consider the variables of educational level, and recommendation of another doctor and duration of visit to improve the doctor-patient communication.
Materials and methods: The present study was conducted in a cross-sectional method in the clinics of Tehran. A total of 382 people aged 60 and over were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling. In order to collect data, a checklist of personal characteristics and a physician communication questionnaire were used. The data have been analyzed using statistical tests.
Results: The mean age of the older people participants in the study was 69.79 with a standard deviation of 6.86 and about 66% of them were women. Most participants (88.2%) reported their relationship with their doctor as good. There was a significant relationship between educational level, autoimmune diseases, other uncommon diseases of old age, gender of doctors, specialization of the doctors, accepting insurance booklet as one of the components of the method of choosing a doctor, duration of being under the supervision of a doctor, and duration of the visit with the doctor-patient communication (P ≤ 0.05). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the doctor-patient communication variable was significantly predicted by the variables of education, recommendation of another doctor and duration of visit.
Conclusion: Although the results of this study showed that most of older people participants in the study reported their relationship with their doctor as good, it is necessary to consider the variables of educational level, and recommendation of another doctor and duration of visit to improve the doctor-patient communication.
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