A patient self-assessment tool to measure communication behaviors during doctor visits about hypertension

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-314

  Ashton, Carol M ^a   Holt, Cheryl L ^b   Wray, Nelda P ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor patient communication; Hypertension; Patient activation; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE RESPONSE TESTING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957268956     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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