| Abstract: | Examined correlates of physicians' liking for their patients among 17 internists at an HMO and 530 of their patients (aged 70+ yrs). Analyses were conducted for the entire sample as well as for individual physicians, whose results were combined by meta-analysis. Both kinds of analysis showed that patients were more liked when they were in better health (based on psychometric measures of social, emotional, functional, and overall self-rated health) and when they were more satisfied with their care. In addition, male patients were liked more than female patients, and physicians who were female and less experienced liked their patients more. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
