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Mental health and chronic pain patients more likely to be considered 'difficult' by their doctor
A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as ...
In nonpsychiatric settings, primary care physicians consider 17% of their patients as “difficult,” particularly those who ...
Prevalence of difficult encounters among clinic patients was 0.17; characteristics that increased difficulty included depression, chronic pain.
Even if you have a five-star customer service practice, you'll still have patients who are deemed difficult. The difficult patient often upsets the staff, sends negative reverberations throughout the ...
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How often do physicians encounter 'difficult' patients?
Patient characteristics associated with increased difficulty included personality disorders (relative risk [RR] 2.2, 95% CI 1 ...
In this systematic review, 17% of primary care patients were perceived as difficult by physicians, particularly those with ...
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