This graph shows the leading reasons that patients in the U.S. avoid telling their doctors about health issues, according to a survey concluded in September 2015. It was found that 46 percent of respondents said the main reason they avoid telling their doctor about health issues is that they feel embarrassed or are afraid of being judged.
Leading reasons patients in the U.S. avoid telling doctors about health issues as of 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Felt embarassed or were afraid of being judged
46%
The doctor didn't ask questions or if something specifically was a bother
32%
Didn't have time or couldn't find the right opportunity
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Zocdoc. (November 10, 2015). Leading reasons patients in the U.S. avoid telling doctors about health issues as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/595556/patient-reasons-for-dishonesty-with-doctors/
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Zocdoc. (2015). Leading reasons patients in the U.S. avoid telling doctors about health issues as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595556/patient-reasons-for-dishonesty-with-doctors/
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