Radiologist-patient relation in obstetric ultrasound

Abstract

"Thisstudy aimed at knowing the radiologist - patient relationship during obstetric ultrasound examinationsfrom women and radiologist’s points of view with focus on principialism. This qualitative, exploratory, and transversal approach, 10 pregnant women and 10 radiologists were interviewed, through semi-structured, recorded and literal transcribe interviews. The methodological guidelines of the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD) were used for selection of the central ideas and key phrases. We identified the following social representations from pregnant women: “information about the fetus,” “delivery day”, “guidance on the exam,” “negative expectation overcome,” “kindness,” “be nice”, “low expectations” and “attention.” And, from radiologists: “to reassure the patient,” “managing situations”, “be nice” and “attention, respect, trust and affection” to the patient. It was found that in the radiologist-patient-relationship,specific technical knowledge, the human relationship, and care for pregnant women are essential for human life and bioethical principles valuation."