The Patients Role in the Relationship Between Doctors and Patients / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

The patients are in a relatively disadvantaged position in the relationship between doctors and patients.In order to safeguard an equal and harmonious doctor-patient relationship,society and hospital administrators usually emphasize on doctors' responsibility in constructing the harmonious doctor-patient relationship,which is not a comprehensive consideration.This paper shows that the contradiction between the patients and doctors lies on the differences between them and the both have responsibilities.However,the evaluation from the media is not objective,and the awareness of the role of patients has enhanced,all of which lead to a distrust to the doctors and even a deterioration of their relationship.The author analyzes the reasons above from both theoretical and practical point of view and points out that the patients should bear certain responsibility for the doctor-patient relationship.Furthermore,the author puts forward several countermeasures to construct a harmonious relationship between doctors and patients,such as creating an objective direction of public opinion and social environment,propagandizing the knowledge about medical risk,raising the level of the awareness of moral responsibility.