Patients' negative emotional cues and concerns in hospital consultations: A video-based observational study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 356-362

  Mjaaland, Trond Arne ^a   Finset, Arnstein ^b   Jensen, Bård Fossli ^a   Gulbrandsen, Pål ^a,c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication; Concerns; Consultation; Cues; Emotions; Empathy; Hospital; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIALIZATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 80051800608     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.12.031     Document Type: Article

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