An evaluation of patient-physician communication style during telemedicine consultations

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Agha, Zia ^a,b   Roter, Debra L ^c   Schapira, Ralph M ^d,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Physician patient relations; Remote consultation; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; VETERANS; WISCONSIN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 73949133972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1193     Document Type: Article

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