La comunicación entre médico y paciente es muy relevante, pues puede influir en los resultados de salud de los pacientes, en la adopción del tratamiento por parte del enfermo, en su decisión por continuar o dejarlo, y en la satisfacción con la atención brindada por los médicos. Por otro lado, la medicina defensiva es toda atención médica que no aumenta los beneficios para el paciente y se traduce en sobreuso de servicios médicos, motivado por el temor del médico a ser sancionado o prevenir riesgos de litigios. Esta investigación planteó explorar la relación entre la ausencia de formación en habilidades comunicacionales en los médicos y la medicina defensiva. El diseño fue no experimental, correlacional, con un método lógico deductivo y un enfoque cuantitativo. La población fueron médicos de México y de Perú, y la muestra estuvo conformada por 350 profesionales (175...

The communication between doctor and patient is highly relevant as it can influence patients’ health outcomes, their adoption of treatment, their decision to continue or discontinue it, and their satisfaction with the care provided by physicians. On the other hand, defensive medicine encompasses medical attention that does not increase patient benefits and results in the overuse of medical services, driven by the physician’s fear of being sanctioned and/or preventing litigation risks. This research aimed to explore the relationship between the lack of training in communication skills among physicians and defensive medicine. The design was non-experimental, correlational; using a logical deductive method and a quantitative approach. The population studied consisted of physicians from Mexico and Peru, with a sample of 350 professionals (175 from each country). It reaffirmed the importa...

The communication between doctor and patient is highly relevant as it can influence patients’ health outcomes, their adoption of treatment, their decision to continue or discontinue it, and their satisfaction with the care provided by physicians. On the other hand, defensive medicine encompasses medical attention that does not increase patient benefits and results in the overuse of medical services, driven by the physician’s fear of being sanctioned and/or preventing litigation risks. This research aimed to explore the relationship between the lack of training in communication skills among physicians and defensive medicine. The design was non-experimental, correlational; using a logical deductive method and a quantitative approach. The population studied consisted of physicians from Mexico and Peru, with a sample of 350 professionals (175 from each country). It reaffirmed the importa...

The communication between doctor and patient is highly relevant as it can influence patients’ health outcomes, their adoption of treatment, their decision to continue or discontinue it, and their satisfaction with the care provided by physicians. On the other hand, defensive medicine encompasses medical attention that does not increase patient benefits and results in the overuse of medical services, driven by the physician’s fear of being sanctioned and/or preventing litigation risks. This research aimed to explore the relationship between the lack of training in communication skills among physicians and defensive medicine. The design was non-experimental, correlational; using a logical deductive method and a quantitative approach. The population studied consisted of physicians from Mexico and Peru, with a sample of 350 professionals (175 from each country). It reaffirmed the importa...