Here is why you lie to the doctor

So have you found that when the doctor asks you about your exercise, eat well or disagree with their recommendations you tend to stretch the truth, perhaps even lie.

You’re not alone. Apparently humans (60-80% in the survey) do that because they do not want to feel judged or get told they are making  bad decisions.

Scientists at the University of Utah Health and Middlesex Community College led the research study in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa.

Insights into the doctor-patient relationship came from a national online survey of two populations. One survey captured responses from 2,011 participants who averaged 36 years old. The second was administered to 2,499 participants who were 61 on average.

Surveys also had input from healthcare givers like physicians, psychologists as well as patients.

Looking deeper into the research it was found that younger females were least likely to be honest about their health conditions.

The terrible effect of course is that going forward, doctors will make wrong recommendations because they did not get the right info.

With information from timesnownews.com

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