Patients’ trust in their physicians — or at least the perception of that trust — has declined drastically over the last decade, according to a Medscape survey released May 27.
The survey evaluated responses of 400 U.S. physicians from Feb. 11 to March 6, inquiring about physicians’ opinions on the current state of healthcare and issues involving trust in medicine.
Here are five takeaways from the survey:
1. Forty-four percent of physicians said their patients’ trust in prescribed treatment has worsened or significantly worsened in recent years, while 40% said it had not changed.
2. Eighty-eight percent of physicians said their patients trust them.
3. When it came to physicians’ trust in the system, fewer than 1 in 5 physicians surveyed said they trust federal regulators to craft policy grounded in science.
4. Seven in 10 physicians said that they do not trust payers to make fair, evidence-based decisions.
5. Forty percent of physicians surveyed said trust-related issues have influenced their career plans, including considering leaving clinical practice.
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