Electrodermal activity in response to empathic statements in clinical interviews with fibromyalgia patients

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-360

  Finset, Arnstein ^a   Stensrud, Tonje L ^a   Holt, Erik ^a   Verheul, William ^b   Bensing, Jozien ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Electrodermal activity; Empathy; Fibromyalgia

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN CONDUCTION LEVEL;

AFFECT; COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79951945300     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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