The evaluation of medical symptoms by patients and doctors.

摘要: This study investigates discrepancy and congruence between doctors patients in their beliefs about the need for medical treatment. One hundred seventy-six outpatients 337 university students rated each of a set 35 symptoms on urgency with which they would seek advice were experiencing that symptom. Sixty-sixgeneral practitioners person symptom should advice. These classified as relatively serious or nonserious basis ratings by separate doctors. General perceived greater overall treatment than did patients, but this difference was symptoms. In fact to be more urgent three symptoms, potentially indicative cancer. The observed pattern doctor-patient discrepancies can explained terms availability heuristic. role heuristic cognitive dynamics relationship smerits future attention.