Trust in Medicine, the Health System & Public Health

Bibliographic Data

ID9684764
AuthorsRobert J Blendon (0000-0001-8369-4391, corresponding author), John M Benson (0000-0002-8375-5075)
Year2022
Volume151
Issue4
Pages67-82
Publication date2022-11-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDaedalus (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192
PublisherMIT Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1162/daed_a_01944
OpenAlexW4312989356
LanguageEN
Citations received14

This essay reviews more than forty years of public opinion polling to look at trust in medicine, the health system, and public health. We use polling data to explore the reasons for the decline and current level of public trust in leaders of medicine and public health, including underlying forces such as the decline in trust in other institutions. Except for the military, none of the efforts to improve public trust in various institutions have been very successful to date. Given the uncertainty about how to restore trust, this essay makes a number of recommendations that might improve public trust in medicine and public health in the future

Political science · Politics · Polling · Public health · Public opinion · Public relations · Public trust · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration · Public Health Policies and Education