Older patients and their GPs: Shared decision making in enhancing trust

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 628, 2014, Pages e709-e718

  Butterworth, Joanne E ^a   Campbell, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Elderly; General practice; GP; Older patients; Primary care; Shared decision making; Trust

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF CARE; TRUST; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT PREFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAMPLING STUDIES; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84908628163     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X682297     Document Type: Article

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