Most Americans concerned they don’t understand doctors’ lingo
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HALF (51%) OF AMERICANS ARE TOO AFRAID TO ASK THEIR DOCTORS ABOUT HEALTH CONCERNS OR SYMPTOMS.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY OF 2,000 NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE AMERICANS CONDUCTED BY ONEPOLL ON BEHALF OF PATIENTPOINT; THE RESULTS OF WHICH FOUND MORE MEN DREAD THIS INTERACTION THAN WOMEN (57% VS. 45%).
SEVEN IN 10 (69%) ARE CONCERNED THEY WON’T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER USES.
THE SAME NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS (69%) WISH THEY KNEW HOW TO BETTER DESCRIBE THEIR SYMPTOMS BEFORE TALKING WITH THEIR PHYSICIAN.
MORE THAN HALF (54%) USUALLY GET THE MOST INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH FROM THEIR PHYSICIAN OR SPECIALIST, ROUGHLY THE SAME NUMBER (48%) SAY THEY'VE LEFT AN APPOINTMENT FEELING CONFUSED.
THREE IN FIVE (62%) WOULD LIKE THEIR DOCTOR’S OFFICE TO BE MORE MODERN AND NEARLY FOUR IN FIVE (78%) WANT TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASING RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR SYMPTOMS.
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