Doctor-patient relations.

The doctor-patient relations & art of practice of medicine.

It is said thatMedicine is a science of probabilities whereas the practice of medicine is more an art than science. It is certainly an art to tailor the therapy to suit a particular individual, to explain the therapeutic options, to guide them in choosing the best possible one, to make the treatment cost-effective, to communicate with an unsatisfied patient with empathy, to disclose the news of...

Ethical aspects considered in doctor-patient relations: experiences of anesthesiologists.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Ethical principles guide professional conduct, particularly in establishing the doctor-patient relationship and, therefore, require constant reflection. The purpose of this study is to analyze ethical experiences of anesthesiologists in their interaction with the patient under their care. METHOD This was an exploratory study involving 16 active anesthesiologists at a ...

Follow-Up Visits in Doctor-Patient Communication: The Vietnamese Case

In a “follow-up visit”, a patient seeks medical attention for an existing health problem. Using data from the Vietnamese public hospital system, we present a more nuanced analysis of follow-ups in health communication than the one currently available. To be specific, we discriminate between “same follow-ups”, in which the doctor is the same one as in the last visit, and “different follow-ups”, ...

The Position of E-Health in Reshaping Doctor/Patient Communications

Accessibility to all levels of information technology has experienced rapid progress in recent years, particularly in the health sector. Rapid penetration into this technology has led to changes in lifestyles and changes in the working procedures of institutions. In 2014, the number of Internet users reached 3 billion, and this number is predicted to exceed 8 billion in 2018. Statistics estimat...

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