Association between physician trainee self-assessments in discussing religion and spirituality and their patients' reports

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 453-462

  Ford, Dee W ^a   Downey, Lois ^b   Engelberg, Ruth ^b   Back, Anthony L ^c   Curtis, J Randall ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATH ANALYSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIGION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORKSHOP; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84898715530     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0388     Document Type: Article

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