Assessing patient perceptions of hospitalist communication skills using the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 522-527

  Ferranti, Darlene E ^a   Makoul, Gregory ^b   Forth, Victoria E ^a   Rauworth, Jennifer ^c   Lee, Jungwha ^a   Williams, Mark V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Professionalism; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TRAINING; URBAN AREA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650400867     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.787     Document Type: Article

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