How patient-centred am I?. A new method to measure physicians' patient-centredness

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-37

  Kjeldmand, Dorte ^a,b   Holmström, Inger ^a   Rosenqvist, Urban ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Eksjö Primary Care Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balint groups; Education; Method; Patient centredness; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALINT GROUP; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SWEDEN;

EID: 33744818510     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.05.017     Document Type: Article

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