Surgeon-Patient Interaction Under Consultation’s Game Perspective

Aim Doctor-patient interaction was examined under game theory’s concept. Our aim was to investigate which model fits more along, calculating the payoffs for every involved part. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study and a sample of 95 pairs of surgeon-patient questionnaires was collected. The outcomes of interest were time of the session along with compliance to treatment. A set of sociodemographic factors was used along with interaction dependent factors. Descriptive statistics were followed by chi-square tests, t-tests and univariate logistic regression models for statistically significant continuous variables. Results Mean time of the session was 15.8 minutes. Longer session time was related statistically significantly to non-compliance. Also, type of treatment was statistically significantly correlated with compliance. Less compliance was observed in patients to whom a surgical treatment was proposed. Conclusion In our example of consultation game, most information provided by the consultant was associated with non-adherence to treatment.