Impact of physician sitting versus standing during inpatient oncology consultations: Patients' preference and perception of compassion and duration. A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 489-497

  Strasser, Florian ^a   Palmer, J Lynn ^a   Willey, Jie ^a   Shen, Loren ^a   Shin, Ki ^a   Sivesind, Debra ^a   Beale, Estela ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication style; Patient's preference; Perception of physician's compassion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; RANDOMIZATION; SITTING; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19444362838     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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