Medical professionalism from the perspective of Chinese patients

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Medical professionalism from the perspective of
Chinese patients

• Du Zhizheng, Zhao Mingjie,
• Qin Yi, Zhang Bin, Yang Yang Wang Deshun

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• This research is a part of the series of
  Sino-US medical professionalism study and
  supported by the Medical Professionalism Center
  of Columbia University and the section of medical
  ethics of Peking University Health Science
  Center.
• It was also assisted by Medical Humanities
  of Shangxi Medical University, the Medical Ethics
  Institute of Shandong University Health Science
  Center, Associate Professor Cheng Gang in Fudan
  University in Shanghai and Professor He Yuming
  in Shanghai Chinese Medicine University.

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1?The objective

• The patients are subjects of the
  medical professionalism (MP), and their
  reflection and perspectives are important basis
  to evaluate MP.
• This research has analyzed the
  understandings of patients about medical
  professionalism in medical service currently. It
  provides guidance for the construction of MP.

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2?The research design

• (1) We choose 10 cities of three types
  as the survey domains according to the economical
  level Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Wuhan, Chengdu,
  Xian, Taiyuan, Jinan, Zunyi, and Fushun. In
  every city there are 200 patients, and the total
  specimen of questionnaire is 4000 patients.

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• (2)The pre-survey was conducted before the
  survey, which aimed to make the questionnaire
  scientifically,optimize the environment and
  prepare the outline of the questionnaire.
• 3?Training the investigator according to an
  unified requirements.
• 4?The final report will be completed in 2008,
  and the special research report will be finished
  in March, 2009.

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• 3?About the specimen
• Personal information

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4?The statistics and analysis of the questionnaire

• There are 68 questions of 7 types for the
  patients to answer. We analyze them as such

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(1)the general evaluation to the physicians and
medical service
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(2)MP and red-envelop
The patient-doctor relationship The red-envelop
phenomena
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(3) the patients understandings about informed
consent
informed consent sign on the informed consent
form
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(4)MP and medical error
medical error and conflicts medical risks
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• (5) Medical morality Respect and
  confidentiality
• (6) Medical justice in eyes of patients

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• (7) the conflicts of interests between
  physicians and patients
• (8)the ideal physician the patients eyes

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5?The final task

• The survey in ongoing up to now. We will
  analyze the rest 2000 questionnaires from 6
  aspects

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The cognitive differences among different patient
groups Medical error and medical professionalism
Medical professionalism and conflicts of
interests The red-envelop phenomena and medical
professionalism Medical education and medical
professionalism The ideal doctors in the eyes
of patients
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(1)We have confidence to finish the research in
May or June in 2009, providing we have full
funds. (2)We suggest that the final report of
this research be publicized to the media, the
public and the government.