A comparison of GP, pharmacist and nurse prescriber responses to patients' emotional cues and concerns in primary care consultations

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-71

  Riley, Ruth ^a   Weiss, Marjorie C ^a   Platt, Jo ^a   Taylor, Gordon ^b   Horrocks, Susan ^c   Taylor, Andrea ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concern; Cue; General practitioner; Nurse practitioners; Pharmacist; Primary care; Provider patient communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WRITING;

EID: 84875378771     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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