Title

Effective Doctor-Patient Communication: An Updated Examination

Authors

Authors

J. Matusitz;J. Spear

Comments

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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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