Physician and Trainee Experiences With Patient Bias

Patient-physician Communication Barrier: A Pilot Study Evaluating Patient Experiences

This study aims to identify the patient-physician communication barriers in the primary healthcare setting in Pulau Penang, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was designed to attain the objectives of the study. A self-developed 17-item study tool was used to explore respondent's perception about the barriers they have faced while communicating with physician. The reliability scale was applied an...

Subjectivity: measuring the less quantifiable patient and physician experiences.

Direct trainee observation: opportunities for enhanced physician-patient communication and faculty development.

r t o s t The art of effective interviewing and communication skills has dwindled despite the fact that these skills are among the most critical elements of an effective physician–patient relationship (PPR). Enhanced PPR leads to a reduction in physician burnout, alpractice suits, and healthcare costs, meanwhile eightening the capacity to fully understand the patient’s llness and concerns, whic...

Choosing Dialysis Modality-Patient Choice or Physician Bias?

While numbers of patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) are increasing in several countries that have developing healthcare economies, rates are declining in the more economically developed countries (1), with the exception of the USA following recent changes to dialysis funding (2). This is despite evidence that most developed countries can provide PD at a lesser expense to the healthcare system...

Designing and Psychometric Assessing of Physician-Patient Communication Skills Tool

Background: Assessment of physicians’ communication skills with patients is essential to ensure effective treatment. Achieving such a goal requires the use of a valid, native, and culturally-based tool. This study aimed to design a physician-patient communication skills assessment tool and evaluate its validity and reliability among the medical students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences,...