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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...

In recent years, the importance of social differences in the doctor-patient relationship has often been the subject of research. A 2002 review synthesised evidence on this topic. Given the increasing importance of social inequalities in health care, an update of this...

This study aims to assess the unmet information needs of Dutch and Turkish-Dutch general practitioners (GPs) patients in the Netherlands. In addition, the relationship between perceived and recorded information provided by GPs is investigated....

The present study was designed to fill significant gaps in the research literature by investigating the impact of gender conformity in medical communication and patient satisfaction in the Japanese context. New primary care patients (54...

Immigrants in Canada represent a significant proportion of the population and have unique and complex health needs. The present study was undertaken to assess family physicians' views on the care of this population. Questionnaires were distributed to family physicians in Montreal ( n =...

Culture and ethnicity are often cited as barriers to creating effective and satisfying doctor-patient relationships. The aim of this article is to gain greater insight into the problems of cross-cultural medical communication by reviewing research ...

The doctor-patient relationship was and remains the cornerstone of care. But there are many ways to understand, classify and practice the doctor-patient relationship. In this scenario, this article begins the task of sorting out the different ways of understanding, naming,...

Power is an inevitable aspect of all social relationships and is inherently neither good nor bad. Doctors need power to fulfil their professional responsibilities to many people, including patients, communities and themselves. Patients need power,...