Modifying the Roter Interaction Analysis System to study provider-patient communication in telemedicine: Promises, pitfalls, insights, and recommendations

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-55

  Miller, Edward Alan ^a   Nelson, Eve Lynn ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RELIABILITY; SPECIFICATIONS;

INTERACTION PATTERN; NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR; ROTER INTERACTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; TRAINING PROGRAMS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ANALYSIS; CODING; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; ROTER INTERACTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION CAMERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15344339767     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2005.11.44     Document Type: Review

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