Trust is a key element in the physician-patient relationship. Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) stated that the proficient and trusted physician is in equal level of a just jurisprudent. Ancient ethical texts put much emphasis on physicians to be trusted. Nowadays, trust is a component of social health we believe that in the physician-patient relationship, trust has a significant impact on the practice, ...

Background: Appropriate relationship between physician and patient can increase patients' trust and prevent from their confusion and repeated visits to different doctors. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the dominant pattern of physician-patient relationship among outpatients referring to Shahid Sadoughi Hospital. Methods: This research was an analytical and correlationa...

Medicine is known as a combination of science and art. Besides knowledge, a good physician should be equipped with the art of establishing communication with patients. The keystone of any efficient relationship like a therapeutic one is trust, and its deterioration makes the relationship deficient and based on mere need. Therefore, establishing an efficient relationship brings about positive re...

In human communication, the relationship between the patient and the physician is one of the most challenging issues. This relationship is of critical importance in the medical ethics and forms the base of medical measures. Relationship between the physician and the patient brings about mutual trust between them to the extent that it overshadows physician’s skills. A physician needs to have the...

Physician-patient relationship is one of the effective factors in satisfaction with medical services. One of the key elements of this relationship is the patient's trust in the physician, which can increase patient satisfaction with the physician. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of patient trust on satisfaction with physicians. This cross-sectional study recruited 400 di...