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  • Medical Sociology
  • Health Communication
  • Patient-Provider Relationship Studies

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  • Evolving societal attitudes and medical practice models are transforming the patient-doctor relationship.
  • Reciprocal role expectations between patients and physicians may not align, leading to discrepancies in primary care consultations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate congruence in patient role perceptions between general practitioners and primary care patients.
  • To identify specific areas of divergence in expectations within the patient-physician dynamic.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods study was conducted in South Tyrol, Italy.
  • Quantitative phase: Survey of 109 general practitioners and 506 patients on communication, self-initiative, health literacy, relationship qualities, and consultation formality.
  • Qualitative phase: 26 semi-structured in-depth patient interviews.

Main Results:

  • General practitioners prioritized patient communication, self-initiative, compliance, and psychosocial openness significantly more than patients.
  • Patients placed greater emphasis on formal aspects like politeness and hygiene.
  • Significant linguistic group differences (Italian vs. German) were observed in role perception.

Conclusions:

  • A notable gap exists in the understanding of the patient's role between patients and general practitioners.
  • Many patients may lack a clear concept of their potential active role in medical consultations.
  • Educational interventions focusing on patient-provider communication can promote participatory behavior and enhance the patient-general practitioner relationship quality.