ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to identify and confront the opinions of both patients and general practitioners on their relationship. METHODS: Our questionnaire was designed according to the target of our study--to analyse the communication between the GP and the patient as well as the adherence to the treatment procedures--in the group of 100 GPs and 500 patients. RESULTS: The response rate was 95% in GPs and 86.6% in patients. Totally, 88% of patients and 52% of GPs were convinced that the compliance with the treatment and the trust to the GP are related. CONCLUSIONS: Non-compliance is a frequent reason for the patient's unsatisfying response to the therapy. A professional approach to this problem is an essential precondition of an increased quality of health care and an increased patient's satisfaction without requirements of health care system for additional financial resources (Tab. 1, Fig. 1, Ref. 12).