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STUDY: Doctors Interrupt Their Patients After Just 11 Seconds

Guys. I didn't even realize this... According to this study it goes on to say that Doctors interrupt you just after 11 seconds.

Which is weird. I'm like GEEZ can you let me finish homie??!

"It seems rather unlikely that an interruption, even to clarify...could be beneficial at the early stage in the encounter."

I agree with that quote, there can't be anything beneficial in interrupting a patient after 11 seconds. I can't even get into my symptoms after 11 seconds. 

"If done respectfully and with the patient’s best interest in mind, interruptions to the patient’s discourse may clarify or focus the conversation, and, thus, benefit patients," Ospina said in the release. "Yet, it seems rather unlikely that an interruption, even to clarify or focus, could be beneficial at the early stage in the encounter."

Unfortunately, the study appeared to show that nearly 70 percent (67 percent) of patients were interrupted after responding and only 36 percent of doctors even ask questions that invited patients to direct the focus of the conversation.

Specialists were no better. They allowed even less time than primary care doctors for their patients to speak. The researchers said that this might be because specialists are often briefed on the reason for the visit beforehand.

In primary care visits, 49 percent of patients were able to explain why they were there. During specialty visits, only 20 percent of patients were allowed to explain their reason for visiting. For specialty care visits, 80 percent of patients were interrupted.

The median appointment length of those studies was 30 minutes, but "appointments were longer when patients were allowed to explain their reason for visiting at the start of the conversation than appointments where patients were not given the opportunity."

Reasons why these doctors haven’t allowed patients to speak might include a lack of communication training, time constraints or burnout, researchers say.



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