Effects of a communication course for clinicians on parents' perception of care - A randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 506-517

  Ammentorp, Jette ^a,b   Sabroe, Svend ^c   Kofoed, Poul Erik ^a,d   Mainz, Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Communication skills training; Paediatric; Parent satisfaction; Patient centred care; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 68949105569     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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