Effective Doctor-Patient Communication: An Updated Examination

    Authors

    J. Matusitz;J. Spear

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Soc. Work Public Health

    Keywords

    relationship; health; Conversation; narrative medicine; interaction; talk; doctor-patient communication; NARRATIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY-CARE; NONVERBAL-COMMUNICATION; AFRICAN-AMERICANS; PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES; CONSENSUS STATEMENT; EXPLANATORY MODELS; EMOTION REGULATION; MANAGED; CARE; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Social Work

    Abstract

    This article examines, in detail, the quality of doctor-patient interaction. Doctor-patient communication is such a powerful indicator of health care quality that it can determine patients' self-management behavior and health outcomes. The medical visit (i.e., the medical encounter) plays a pivotal role in the health care process. In fact, doctor-patient communication is one of the most essential dynamics in health care, affecting the course of patient care and patient compliance with recommendations for care. Unlike many other analyses (that often look at only one or two specific aspects of doctor-patient relationships), this analysis is more encompassing; it looks at doctor-patient communication from multiple perspectives.

    Journal Title

    Social Work in Public Health

    Volume

    29

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    252

    Last Page

    266

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000335861400007

    ISSN

    1937-1918

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