If you think your doc is giving you bad advice, would you tell him? A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine says the answer is “probably not.” The researchers, who surveyed 1340 adult patients about a hypothetical scenario of deciding on a treatment for heart disease, found that 93 percent of patients could envision asking questions and 94 percent could envision discussing preferences with their doctors. And now the bad news. Only 14 percent would voice disagreement with their physician if their preferences conflicted with physician recommendations. They also found that while nearly 80 percent felt that they had the ability to disagree, only 14 percent thought that disagreement with their physician was socially acceptable and only 15 percent thought it would lead to good outcomes. What do you think? Let us know in the comment space below.
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Yes you should always voice youre opinion if you don’t then your’re just a robot some times doctors are’nt always right.They may have a degree, But that doesn’t make than any more human than you.
ONLY YOU KNOW YOUR OWN BODY
I’ve done it twice. The first I just checked myself out of his hospital. The second, another became infuriated and warned I would have another m.i. w/in 60 days. That was seven years ago. I correctly bet on science as opposed to medicine. I really didn’t think of it as much of a risk
People may not want to dispute a recommendation from their doctor face to face, but if they disagree, they are more likely not to follow that recommendation.
I have disagreed with a doctor before. Generally they act ” miffed” and treat you like a fool. I even had one write ” non-compliant” on my chart like that episode of Seinfeld when Ellen gets black listed for stealing her chart and reading it. 🙂 Very funny! If you are reading this Doc, you are not the only one with a brain. Get over yourself.
Always, always, always get a second opinion. James