Half say being authentic makes a patient seem intelligent to doctors
Core finding
Half of Americans (50%) say a patient who is fully authentic with their doctor comes across as intelligent, including 17% who strongly agree, according to a January 2024 Verasight survey.
Another 40% neither agree nor disagree, and just 9% disagree, only 2% of them strongly.
Topline scale
Half say being authentic makes a patient seem intelligent to doctors.
A patient who comes as they are, without trying to be anything other than themselves with their doctor, and is always real with their doctor, sharing their health concerns exactly as they experience them, is likely to be perceived by the doctor as intelligent.
n = 1,000 · Jan 18–24, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Jan 18–24, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers
A patient who comes as they are, without trying to be anything other than themselves with their doctor, and is always real with their doctor, sharing their health concerns exactly as they experience them, is likely to be perceived by the doctor as intelligent.
Cite this question
Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.