As members of diadic relationships, both patients and doctors influence each other's behaviour and are interdependent on each other because they share a common past history and ultimately a common future. The study found that if a doctor reported a high level of trust in a particular patient, the patient reported a similarly high level of trust. Higher quality communication was positively related to the effects of trust in the relationship. This study highlights the importance of trust in the doctor-patient relationship as a diadic and interdependent phenomenon.
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