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Doctor-patient communication is the main way in which women diagnosed with breast cancer learn about the risk of distant recurrence. However, little is known about how physicians approach these discussions. In the study cited above, approximately 33% women reported,...

Patients are increasingly seeking and using online health information to more actively manage their own health in collaboration with their doctors. This trend has both positive and negative effects on interactions between patients and their doctors....

Shared decision-making (SDM) is a process where clinicians and patients work together to select treatment based on both patient preference and clinical evidence. Although patients with psychotic disorders want a greater degree of...

The aim of the article was to explore the respect reported by doctors for individual patients by examining the following questions: How does the respect for patients reported by doctors change? What patient characteristics are associated with greater respect reported by...

Although doctors' communication styles and perceptions influence outcomes, few studies have examined how these perceptions relate to the way doctors communicate with patients. Furthermore, although many factors may influence the communication process, in...

The aim of this article was to determine the congruence between patients' preferred style of clinical decision-making and the style they typically experienced, and whether this congruence was related to socioeconomic status and/or perceived quality of care....

The aim of this article was to determine patients' preferences for a shared or focused consultation style in the decision-making part of a general consultation. Patients had different preferences for participation in decision-making during the consultation. In a multiple regression analysis, it was found that...

Patient-physician communication is central to the effective care of diabetes and other chronic diseases. However, the relative impact of general and disease-specific communication on self-management is poorly understood, as are the determinants of these...

Informing the patient is arguably the physician's most important communication duty. Recognising this, researchers have long been interested in the question of why some patients receive more information from doctors than others. The paper argues that the amount of ...

It is hypothesised that patient-centred physician communication stimulates the active participation of patients, thus leading to a more effective and humane exchange during a medical consultation. We investigated the relationship between physicians' communication focused ...

The aim of this article was (i) to compare doctor-patient communication in general practice across European countries; and (ii) to examine the impact of system, GP and patient characteristics on doctor-patient communication in general practice. Data ...

Understanding patient-physician communication is essential to developing policies that measure how well the healthcare system delivers care. This study sought to determine which, if any, demographic factors were independently ...

This systematic review, which included 12 original research papers and meta-analyses, investigated whether patients' socio-economic status affects doctor-patient communication. The results show that patients from lower social classes receive...

There is considerable interest in the impact of doctors on patient ratings. In this cross-sectional study, patients ( n = 4616; age range: 18-65 years) rated their satisfaction with primary care physicians ( n = 96). Patients and physicians were recruited from outpatient ...

The aim of this article was to assess whether literacy, numeracy and optimism are associated with low-income adults' satisfaction with a provider's communication skills. Low-income adults ( N = 131) were recruited from seven counties in...