[Patient satisfaction in oncological aftercare--differential results of gender aspects in doctor-patient dyads].

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore the role of gender of the physician and gender of the patient in explaining differences in patient satisfaction.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Overall, 1,130 patients were assigned to one of 4 possible physician-patient sex dyads and were interviewed with a questionnaire about their patient satisfaction.
RESULTS: Female patients in a dyad with a female physician were most satisfied with the overall judgment of practice visit and the inclusion of life situation in comparison to all other dyads. Male patients in a dyad with a male physician were least satisfied.
CONCLUSION: In the future, the specific role of patient-physician dyads has to be considered more in the assessment of subdimensions of patient satisfaction. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.