Doctors talking with patients/patients talking with doctors :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
improving communication in medical visits /
First Statement of Responsibility
Debra L. Roter & Judith A. Hall.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-214) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The significance of talk -- The nature of the doctor-patient relationship -- Thinking critically and creatively in the conception, conduct, and interpretation of medical communication research -- The influence of patient characteristics on communication between the doctor and the patient -- The influence of physician characteristics on communication between the doctor and patient -- The influence of physician gender on communication: why physician gender (especially) matters in communication -- The anatomy of a medical visit -- Giving and withholding information: the special case of informative talk in the medical visit -- Consequences of talk: the relationship between talk and outcomes -- Improving talk through interventions.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Medical visits are often less effective and satisfying than they would be if doctors and patients better understood the communication most needed for attainment of mutual health goals. Here, professors and Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School join forces to help us understand this vital issue, and the means to best facilitate communication that brings more effective medical care and happier, healthier consumers. The verbal and nonverbal exchanges that take place between doctor and patient affect both participants, and can result in a range of positive or negative psychological r.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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Greenwood eBooks
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
19FA80F5-D8AC-4836-95FA-D9305E396373
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Title
Doctors talking with patients/patients talking with doctors.