47% of all respondents said they willingly trusted younger doctors, age doesn't matter. 10% said they only trust recommended young doctors, while 35 percent trust them depending on the situation.
3% said they did not trust younger doctors, and 4% did not express their position.
Younger doctors are trusted most by younger respondents - in the 18-29 age group, more than half (55%) replied that age was irrelevant when it came to trust.
In the 30- to 39-year-old age group, 52% trust younger doctors. In the age group 40-49, only \40% said they do.
Residents in the 50-59 age group have more often expressed a negative position – 5% chose the “do not trust” answer in this group.
Younger doctors are more trusted by respondents who indicated Latvian nationality (52% trust, 2% do not trust), while respondents who indicated Russian nationality were more skeptical (41% trust, 5% do not trust).
Several younger doctors previously told portal LSM.lv they had faced cases where patients tried to teach them how to treat or even directed physical aggression at a medic. Health law expert Solvita Olsena said most patient complaints are about communication between a doctor and a patient -- something went untold, and the patient hasn't been informed or hasn't understood. However, insulting doctors is unacceptable.
