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São Paulo med. j ; 129(1): 5-10, Jan. 2011. tab
Article in English | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: lil-579022

ABSTRACT

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have attempted to understand what leads physicians to label patients as 'difficult'. Understanding this process is particularly important for resident physicians, who are developing attitudes that may have long-term impact on their interactions with patients. The aim of this study was to distinguish between patients' self-rated emotional state (anxiety and depression) and residents' perceptions of that state as a predictor of patients being considered difficult. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional survey conducted in the hospital of Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp). METHODS: The residents completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and rated their patients using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Difficulty in Helping the Patient Questionnaire (DTH). The patients completed HADS independently and were rated using the Karnofsky Performance Status scale. RESULTS: On average, the residents rated the patients as presenting little difficulty. The residents' ratings of difficulty presented an association with their ratings for patient depression (r = 0.35, P = 0.03) and anxiety (r = 0.46, P = 0.02), but not with patients' self-ratings for depression and anxiety. Residents from distant cities were more likely to rate patients as difficult to help than were residents from the city of the hospital (mean score of 1.93 versus 1.07; P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Understanding what leads residents to label patients as having depression and anxiety problems may be a productive approach towards reducing perceived difficulty. Residents from distant cities may be more likely to find their patients difficult.


CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO: Estudos têm tentado compreender o que leva os médicos a rotularem pacientes como "difíceis". Entender este processo é particularmente importante para os médicos residentes, que estão desenvolvendo atitudes que podem ter impacto a longo prazo em suas interaç ões com pacientes. O objetivo deste estudo foi de distinguir entre o estado emocional (ansiedade e depressão) auto-avaliado pelos pacientes e a percepção dos residentes desse estado, como preditor de pacientes serem considerados difíceis. TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Estudo transversal realizado no hospital da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp). MÉTODOS: Os residentes responderam a um questionário sociodemográfico e pontuaram seus pacientes com a Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) e o Difficulty in Helping the Patient Questionnaire (DTH). Os pacientes completaram a HADS de forma independente e foram avaliados usando o Karnofsky Performance Status Scale. RESULTADOS: Em média, os residentes avaliaram seus pacientes como mobilizadores de pouca dificuldade. Os escores de dificuldade dos residentes apresentaram associação com os escores de depressão (r = 0.35, P = 0,03) e ansiedade (r = 0,46, P = 0,02) que atribuíram aos pacientes, mas não com os escores de ansiedade e depressão na auto-avaliação dos pacientes. Residentes provenientes de cidades distantes mostraram-se mais propensos a classificar os pacientes como difíceis de ajudar do que os residentes provenientes da mesma cidade do hospital (pontuação média de 1.93 versus 1.07, P = 0,04). CONCLUSÕES: Compreender o que leva os residentes a classificar pacientes como tendo problemas de ansiedade e depressão pode ser uma abordagem produtiva para reduzir a dificuldade percebida. Residentes de cidades distantes do local do hospital podem ser mais propensos a considerar seus pacientes como difíceis.


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Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Attitude of Health Personnel , Internship and Residency , Medical Staff, Hospital/psychology , Physician-Patient Relations , Age Factors , Analysis of Variance , Anxiety/psychology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Depression/psychology , Diagnostic Self Evaluation , Karnofsky Performance Status , Surveys and Questionnaires , Socioeconomic Factors
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