An overview of 19 instruments assessing the doctor-patient relationship: Different models or concepts are used

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-15

  Eveleigh, Rhona M ^a   Muskens, Esther ^a   Van Ravesteijn, Hiske ^a   Van Dijk, Inge ^a   Van Rijswijk, Eric ^a   Lucassen, Peter ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Doctor patient relationship; Instruments; Questionnaire; Review; Therapeutic alliance; Trust

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDLINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCINFO; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82255194008     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.05.011     Document Type: Review

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