Several factors are contributing to this communication breakdown. They include “quick and impersonal ” consultations that leave patients“ distrustful and dissatisfied with the doctor’s diagnosis, ” excessive use of medical jargon, and the fact that modern medical tests make it unnecessary for doctors to ask as many questions as they used to.
उदाहरणार्थ, मनीलामध्ये दर वर्षी ४,००० पेक्षा अधिक लोक श्‍वसनाच्या विकारामुळे मरण पावतात तर ९०,००० लोकांना गंभीर ब्राँकायटीस होतो.