The link between perception of clinical empathy and nonverbal behavior: The effect of a doctor's gaze and body orientation

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1260-1265

  Brugel, Sabrina ^a,b   Postma Nilsenová, Marie ^a   Tates, Kiek ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical empathy; Engagement; Gaze; Gender; General empathy; Nonverbal behavior; Posture; Sincerity; Video vignettes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY ORIENTATION; CLINICAL EMPATHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GAZE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ASSOCIATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NETHERLANDS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CUES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84941316355     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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