How To Avoid Being Dismissed – Preparing For Your Doctor Visit

In this video we look at some research on patient-doctor communication. The figures are shocking - patients are often left feeling dismissed and not believed, and doctors often have to make decisions without all the relevant health information from their patients.

There are ways you can prepare for a medical appointment which can help improve communication with your doctor. The following tips and tools can help you remember important information and provide your doctor with as much detail as possible about your health, your condition and your symptoms. Take a quick look and find out more.

References

4 Tips to Get Your Doctor to Listen (2022). Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/how-healing-works/201910/4-tips-get-your-doctor-listen (Accessed: 9 May 2022).

How to Talk to Doctors When They Don’t Listen (2022). Available at: https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/be-heard-by-dr (Accessed: 9 May 2022).

Feeling Dismissed and Ignored by Your Doctor? Do this. (2022). Available at: https://www.improvediagnosis.org/dxiq-column/feeling-dismissed-and-ignored-by-your-doctor-do-this/ (Accessed: 9 May 2022).