Does improving patient-practitioner communication improve clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases? A systematic review of the evidence

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-12

  Schoenthaler, Antoinette ^a   Kalet, Adina ^a   Nicholson, Joseph ^a   Lipkin, Mack ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Patient practitioner communication; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84902243104     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.04.006     Document Type: Review

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