Improving Patient Satisfaction and Patient Compliance

Patient satisfaction lies in how much control he or she wants

Many of today’s patients want to play a more active role in their health care, say two new studies monitoring physician communication.

One recent paper by a Seattle group noted that 86% of parents followed in their study participated in the health care decision making of their sick child and that parents who confidently participated in the communication were more likely to do help with the decision making process.

Another recent study out of Iowa reports that patients who were more involved in the health care plan were more satisfied and followed the treatment regimen more often that patients who didn’t.

There are still some patients, however, who would rather not take participated in “patient-centered approaches,” and rest easier in judgment of their physicians.

Listen to your patient and find out what kind of treatment he or she prefers – it may lead to better compliance rates.

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