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

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,...

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...

In the context of medical practice, continuity of care provides an opportunity to develop the doctor-patient relationship, with significant benefits for patients and general practitioners (GPs). However, continuity of care is threatened by trends in organisational development ...

This study investigated the relationship between (a) doctors' and patients' communication and (b) doctors' focus on the patient during the oncology consultation and patients' quality of life and satisfaction. Consultations of 96 consecutive cancer patients were recorded and ...

Research into the determinants of non-adherence to medical advice has emphasised understanding the role of the doctor-patient relationship in adherence decisions. However, there is a lack of evidence on individuals' overall perceptions of doctors and their influence on ...

The rapid pace of medical progress is undermining the traditional doctor-patient relationship. The aim of this article was to (a) Examine the determinants of basic dimensions such as congruence, trust, and possibility of the doctor-patient relationship; (b) Explore possible links between these...

Despite the demonstrated efficacy of antipsychotic medication, relapse rates among patients with schizophrenia remain high. In this article, we review the various factors influencing adherence and discuss opportunities to improve adherence ...

This paper assesses the relationship between 4 attributes of the doctor-patient relationship and adherence to medical advice. A waiting room survey was conducted with 22 GPs in 14 randomly selected clinics in Auckland, New Zealand....

For a variety of reasons, patients do not adhere to their prescribed asthma medication. Reasons include physical inability to use the inhaler, forgetfulness, or a conscious decision not to take the medication as prescribed due to internal or cultural beliefs....

Adherence to antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy is crucial for successful treatment of the disease, but adherence and persistence rates are low due to several barriers. Non-adherence to antiepileptic pharmacotherapy is...

The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between patients' trust in their doctor and patient-reported lifestyle modification behaviours and medication use to control hypertension. Seventy per cent of patients reported complete trust in their...

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between symptoms, self-efficacy, patient-doctor relationship and adherence to medication by patients with epilepsy . Patients with epilepsy (n = 357) were recruited using sampling from ...