Derogatory and cynical humour directed towards patients: Views of residents and attending doctors

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-41

  Wear, Delese ^a,b   Aultman, Julie M ^b   Zarconi, Joseph ^c   Varley, Joseph D ^c  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

*Internship and residency; *Professional patient relations; *Wit and humour; Attitude of health personnel; Internal medicine *education; Perception; Psychiatry *education; Students, medical psychology; Surgery *education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMOR; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SURGICAL WARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149094180     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03171.x     Document Type: Article

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