Many patients admit that they lie to their doctor. In fact, about 30% of patients say that they don’t tell their doctor the complete truth.
What do they lie about?
38% of lies were about following the doctor’s orders, such as taking prescribed medication every day.
32% of the lies were about diet.
22% of the lies were about smoking.
17% of the lies were about sex.
16% of the lies were about alcohol use.
12% of the lies were about recreational drug use.
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