Doctor-patient communications in the Aboriginal community: Towards the development of educational programs

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 340-346

  Towle, Angela ^a   Godolphin, William ^a   Alexander, Ted ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Communication barriers; First Nations; Medical education; Patient physician communication

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TIME; TRUST;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TIME PERCEPTION; TRUST;

EID: 33746869663     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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