Disclosing medical errors to patients: Effects of nonverbal involvement

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 310-313

  Hannawa, Annegret F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disclosure skills; Doctor patient relationships; Medical errors; Nonverbal communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894062393     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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