The relationship between therapy satisfaction and treatment quality
Surveys in numerous countries revealed that many dermatological patients are not sufficiently satisfied with the treatment of their disease. As a result of this, the concept of patient-centered care has moved more into focus in the decision-making process in recent years. The main idea being, that patient preferences and needs are taken into consideration for important therapy decisions.
Therapy satisfaction, among other factors, is related to individual therapy success since a high level of satisfaction can positively influence patients' adherence to the individual therapy, which positively influences the actual success of the therapy and thus the quality of the overall treatment.
A regular measurement of satisfaction with the treatment can help to question the current therapy and may, in addition to other important factors, such as the severity of the disease, support the decision-making process of physicians and patients.
