Patients who use e-mediated communication with their doctor: New constructions of trust in the patient-doctor relationship

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 238-248

  Andreassen, Hege K ^a   Trondsen, Marianne ^a   Kummervold, Per Egil ^a   Gammon, Deede ^a   Hjortdahl, Per ^b  

^a Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Doctor patient interaction; Doctor patient relationship; E mail; Information and communication technology; Trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORWAY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRUST;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUST;

EID: 31744444890     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732305284667     Document Type: Article

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