Effects of mode of presentation on ratings of empathic communication in medical interviews

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-79

  Nicolai, Jennifer ^a   Demmel, Ralf ^b   Farsch, Karin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Channel; Empathy; Nonverbal; Physician patient communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RATING SCALES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF EMPATHIC COMMUNICATION IN MEDICAL INTERVIEWS; READING; SIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAPE RECORDING; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953540307     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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