Journal article
Does doctors' personality differ from those of patients, the highly educated and other caring professions? An observational study using two nationally representative Australian surveys
M Ammi, J Fooken, J Klein, A Scott
BMJ Open | Published : 2023
Abstract
Objectives Personality differences between doctors and patients can affect treatment outcomes. We examine these trait disparities, as well as differences across medical specialities. Design Retrospective, observational statistical analysis of secondary data. Setting Data from two data sets that are nationally representative of doctors and the general population in Australia. Participants We include 23 358 individuals from a representative survey of the general Australian population (with subgroups of 18 705 patients, 1261 highly educated individuals and 5814 working in caring professions) as well as 19 351 doctors from a representative survey of doctors in Australia (with subgroups of 5844 g..
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Funding Acknowledgements
No funding was directly required nor obtained by the research team for this study. HILDA is funded by the Australian Government, currently through its Department of Social Services (DSS) and managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. Funding for MABEL has been provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council (2007 to 2016: 454799 and 1019605); the Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2008); Health Workforce Australia (2013); in 2017 The University of Melbourne, Medibank Better Health Foundation, the NSW Ministry of Health, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, and in 2018 the Australian Government Department of Health, the Australian Digital Health Agency, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. The funders of the HILDA and MABEL surveys had no role in study design, interpretation of the data or preparation of the manuscript