Support for the medical profession among the aged.
National survey data are utilized to delineate areas of confidence among the aged in the medical profession. Four key specifying variables were used in the analysis-race, sex, socioeconomic status, and size of community. Findings indicate that confidence in medical leaders is lowest among that group which in past studies has been found to visit the doctor most often: the elderly of low socioeconomic status. This finding suggests that improvement in the medical care received by the aged could be an important first step in restoring the elderly's confidence in medical leaders.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States