In 2021, a quarter of patients said that their physicians spending too little time with them was the main reason for their mistrust of physicians. Patients' lack of trust was largely driven by factors related to patient-provider communications. This statistic illustrates the share of reasons that contributed to patients' mistrust in their physicians in the U.S. in 2021.
Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021
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National Opinion Research Center. (May 20, 2021). Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
National Opinion Research Center. "Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 ." Chart. May 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
National Opinion Research Center. (2021). Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
National Opinion Research Center. "Distribution of Patients' Reasons for Mistrust in Their Doctors in The United States in 2021 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
National Opinion Research Center, Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution of patients' reasons for mistrust in their doctors in the United States in 2021 [Graph], National Opinion Research Center, May 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452317/reasons-patients-do-not-trust-physicians-in-the-us/
