Alternative Patient Satisfaction (12 mins)

Quality for the Rest of Us

Why do some patients prefer to spend $100 on imported frankincense oil than spend the same amount on a clinic visit? What can alternative medicine tell us about measuring patient satisfaction? Today's episode discusses these novel trends.
Key Points:
-Why essential oils?
-Limits of patient satisfaction metrics
-The patient's voice
References:
-“Vapor rub relieves cold symptoms for children, researchers find (2010). Penn State Medicine. https://www.psu.edu/news/medicine/story/vapor-rub-relieves-cold-symptoms-children-researchers-find/
-Fortune Business Insights (2024). Essential Oils Market Size, Share & COVID-19 Impact Analysis Report. https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/essential-oils-market-101063.
-Grand View Research (2024). U.S Dietary Supplements Market Size: Share & Trends Analysis Report. https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/us-dietary-supplements-market-report.
-Assefi, Nassim. “Zocdoc Report: Men’s Health” (2023). The Paper Gown. https://www.zocdoc.com/blog/zocdoc-report-mens-health/
-Buggey, Hope. “Cleveland Clinic Survey: Men will do Almost Anything to Avoid Going to the Doctor” (2019). Cleveland Clinic. https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2019/09/04/cleveland-clinic-survey-men-will-do-almost-anything-to-avoid-going-to-the-doctor/
-“Why don’t men see Doctors?” (2019). Itegris Health. https://integrisok.com/resources/on-your-health/2019/june/why-dont-men-see-doctors
-Bidmon, Sonja and Ralf Terlutter. “Gender Differences in Searching for Health Information on the Internet and the Virtual Patient-Physician Relationship in Germany: Exploratory Results on How Men and Women Differ and Why” (2015). Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4526954/

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