Orthopedic Decision Aid SUCCESS STORY Challenge In a 2017 survey, 87% of doctors said patients trust them less than they did a decade earlier. 1 And a 2021 survey found that only 44% of members of Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—trust the healthcare system “some” or “a lot,” compared to 74% of baby boomers. 1 Countless studies emphasize how important it is for patients to trust clinicians throughout their care journeys. Not only does higher patient trust influence key health behaviors like treatment adherence and vaccine acceptance, but patients are more likely to share personal health information with clinicians they trust, and higher trust equates to higher patient satisfaction. 2,3 Patients who have more trust in their clinicians have better perceptions

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