Patient-centredness, self-rated health, and patient empowerment: Should providers spend more time communicating with their patients?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 548-551

  Rohrer, James E ^a   Wilshusen, Laurie ^b   Adamson, Steven C ^a   Merry, Stephen ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Community health; Empowerment; Health confidence; Patient centred care; Quality; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64549130041     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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