# Patients feel their doctors understand their health concerns

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> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

Nearly three-quarters of Americans (73%) agree that their doctor understands their health concerns and objectives, according to a Verasight survey conducted Nov. 14-20, 2025. Roughly as many agree somewhat (37%) as strongly (36%).

Fewer than one-in-ten (9%) disagree, including 3% who strongly disagree, while 18% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

Think about your family doctor (or the doctor or healthcare professional you see most often), do you agree or disagree with the following: "My doctor understands my health concerns and objectives."

Patients feel their doctors understand their health concerns.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Somewhat agree: 37.0%
- Strongly agree: 35.9%
- Neither disagree nor agree: 18.3%
- Somewhat disagree: 6.0%
- Strongly disagree: 2.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 1
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#understanding-of-health-concerns-by-primary-doctor](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#understanding-of-health-concerns-by-primary-doctor)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#understanding-of-health-concerns-by-primary-doctor](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#understanding-of-health-concerns-by-primary-doctor)