Doctor-patient communication has been extensively studied in non-Western contexts and in relation to patients' cultural and education backgrounds. This study explores the perceived ideal communication style for doctor-patient consultations and the reality of actual practice in a Southeast Asian context. We conducted the study in a teaching hospital in Indonesia, using a qualitative and a quanti...

Objective. To explore the nondisclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer patients, includ-ing reasons for and outcomes from nondisclosure of CAM use, within the context of patient-doctor communication. Method. A systematic review was conducted exploring investigations surrounding the communication of CAM use for patientswith cancer published until Aug...

The current study explores racial/ethnic disparities in the quality of patient-provider communication during treatment, among breast cancer patients. A unique data set, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Experiences With Cancer Supplement 2011, is used to examine this topic. Using measures of the quality of patient-provider communication that patients are best qualified to evaluate, we explor...

Doctor-patient communication is important in all medical consultations including for In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment. An unfavourable experience can cause a patient to stop taking the treatment, move another local fertility clinic, or even seek treatment abroad. There are still few studies documenting experiences of patients with infertility seeking reproductive other countries. This stu...

The doctor-smoker patient communication is essential for smokers to realize the harmful effects of tobacco on health and the benefits of smoking cessation. Nicotine found in cigarettes is a powerful drug and a direct dependency generator, which makes smoking cessation difficult, the withdrawal syndrome being hard to overcome for many smokers. The doctor-smoker patient communication is a complex...

BACKGROUND People with intellectual disability (ID) expressed dissatisfaction with doctor-patient communication and mentioned certain preferences for this communication (our research). Since many people with ID in the Netherlands have recently moved from residential care facilities to supported accommodations in the community, medical care for them was transferred from ID physicians (IDPs) to g...