PURPOSE To describe the attitudes related to communication skills, confidence in using communication skills, and use of communication skills during the physician-patient encounter among a population-based sample of family physicians. PROCEDURES A mailed survey, distributed to all family physicians and general practitioners currently practicing in Newfoundland. The questionnaire was designed t...

Fagerlind, H. 2012. Patient-Physician Communication in Oncology Care: The character of, barriers against, and ways to evaluate patient-physician communication, with focus on the psychosocial dimensions. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Pharmacy 167. 91 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91-554-8543-6. The overall aim of this thesis ...

The communication of critical findings observed in radiology imaging studies between the radiologist and the ordering provider is a key factor in providing efficacious patient care [1]. Currently, the most common form of communication is a physician-to-physician telephone conversation, initiated by the radiologist at the time of image interpretation. This process may be tedious, slow, and ineff...

Objective: To ascertain whether the quality of physician-patient communication makes a significant difference to patient health outcomes. Data sources: The MEDLINE database was searched for articles published from 1983 to 1993 using "physician-patient relations" as the primary medical subject heading. Several bibliographies and conference proceedings were also reviewed. Study selection: Randomi...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Patients' health literacy is increasingly recognized as a critical factor affecting patient-physician communication and health outcomes. We reviewed research on health literacy, examined its impact on patient-physician communication, and offer recommendations to enhance communication with patients who have poor health literacy. METHODS We conducted a literature revie...

Despite advances in drug treatment, outcomes in asthma remain unsatisfactory. Often overlooked in developing treatment strategies are important factors that affect outcomes in asthma, namely behavioral issues such as the low rate of patient adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen, inadequate physician-patient communication, and inconsistent implementation of evidence-based treatment guide...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain whether the quality of physician-patient communication makes a significant difference to patient health outcomes. DATA SOURCES The MEDLINE database was searched for articles published from 1983 to 1993 using "physician-patient relations" as the primary medical subject heading. Several bibliographies and conference proceedings were also reviewed. STUDY SELECTION Random...

Despite the widespread use of email, electronic communication between physicians and patients is not part of the standard physician-patient relationship in the United States. Increased use of email may improve physician-patient communication, which is associated with improved patient satisfaction and health status. Evaluating email communication in this context is vital to minimizing potential ...

BACKGROUND Despite the recognized importance of end-of-life (EOL) communication between patients and physicians, the extent and quality of such communication is lacking. OBJECTIVE We sought to understand patient perspectives on physician behaviours during EOL communication. DESIGN In this mixed methods study, we conducted quantitative and qualitative strands and then merged data sets during...

PURPOSE Physicians prescribing new medications often do not convey important medication-related information. This study tests an intervention to improve physician-patient communication about newly prescribed medications. METHODS We conducted a controlled clinical trial of patients in 3 primary care practices, combining data from patient surveys with audio-recorded physician-patient interactio...