Communication skills training for health care professionals improves the adult orthopaedic patient's experience of quality of care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 698-704

  Nørgaard, Birgitte ^a,b   Kofoed, Poul Erik ^b,c   Ohm Kyvik, Kirsten ^c,d   Ammentorp, Jette ^b,c  

^a KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Communication skills training; Effectiveness study; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84869089125     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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