The psychological characteristics of interaction between patient and physician of traumatology department

Abstract

The actual conditions of "physician-patient" interaction in hospital department presents high requirements to quality and rate of provided services. The development of conflicts because of misunderstanding of behavior motivation of physician and patient in hospital department determined purpose of actual study. The standardized psychological questionnaire "Big Five" and Myers-Briggs questionnaire were used to obtain needed data. The study results were statistically processed using Student's test. The statistical analysis established in physicians and patients' reliable difference in indices of "attachment - isolation" (p=0.035), prevalence in physicians of mental processes (p=0.001) and sensuous component in social interaction of patients (p=0.025). The physician of orthopedic department seeks to keep exact logical sequence of actions. The patients fully rely on their feelings in their decision making. The established hypersensitivity of patients and inner strive to move "not according plan" results in disagreements concerning therapeutic strategy and failure in strict applications of all physician recommendations that frequently becomes a cause of uncoordinated actions and conflict situations