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November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Hospitals may be leaving their patients' religious and spiritual needs unfulfilled despite believing they ought to be more involved, evidence suggests that a low percentage of physicians actually have religious or spiritual discussions with patients.
April 11, 2011 | Journal Article
This study examined the role of bias in treatment decisions close to 1,000 physicians chose hypothetical treatments for colon cancer and avian flu the physicians either chose a treatment they would want for themselves or made a recommendation for a patient.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article describes a continuing medical education program designed to improve physicians? ability to effectively communicate about cancer risks with patients with low-health literacy.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study surveyed a national sample of primary care physicians to determine their attitudes, knowledge and practices regarding organ donation.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
How doctors present information, and whether their clients realize the information was presented, are more important to patient satisfaction than what specific content a doctor relays, according to this novel study comparing how parents and trained observers perceived the doctors' communications during pediatric visits.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This qualitative study examined the underuse of interpreters by residents at two major urban teaching hospitals. Professional interpreters can improve communication and the quality of care received by patients not fluent in English, but remain underused even when their services are readily available.
April 1, 2005 | Journal Article
The complexity of the United States health care delivery system and medical education programs presents a number of barriers to communication within the primary care setting. Effective communication is necessary for providing care that is both integ ...
October 20, 2005 | Journal Article
This article explores patient-physician communication regarding discussions about prognosis. The analysis specifically reviews the association between patient race and financial status with patient and clinician self-reports of prognosis discussions ...
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The ability of a patient to recall the advice of his doctor is crucial to ensuring that he adheres to physician recommendations. Information about the degree of patient recall can help physicians give useful and well-tailored advice. This study is p ...
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Out-of-pocket-costs incurred by patients for medical services have grown from $25.1 billion in 1970 to more than $205 billion in 2001. This study examines barriers preventing patient-physician communication about out-of-pocket expenses. Survey parti ...