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First name or last name: which do patients prefer?

R D Gillette1, A Filak, C Thorne

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Youngstown.

The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
|September 1, 1992
PubMed
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Most patients prefer to be called by their first names, especially established patients. Physician-patient name preference varies, with new patients showing less consistent preferences for first names.

Area of Science:

  • Medical communication
  • Patient-physician relationship

Background:

  • Debate exists regarding patient address (first vs. last name).
  • Limited data available on patient preferences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Determine patient preferences for being addressed by physicians.
  • Guide healthcare professionals in patient interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Surveyed 375 ambulatory patients.
  • Assessed preferences in various physician interaction contexts.

Main Results:

  • First-time encounters: 45% preferred first names, 29% last names.
  • Established relationships: 78% preferred first names, 6% last names.
  • Preferences showed little variation with patient or physician demographics.

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Conclusions:

  • Predicting new patient address preference is unreliable.
  • Most established patients prefer first name address.