Patients' reasons for mistrust in physicians in the U.S. in 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 27, 2024

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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Release date

May 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

December 29, 2020, to January 26, 2021

Number of respondents

2,069 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Patients who do not trust their doctors

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

Question was worded in the source as: "You said you do not trust your doctor. What is the primary reason?"

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