Quality of doctor–patient communication through the eyes of the patient: variation according to the patient’s educational level

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 873-884

  Aelbrecht, Karolien ^a   Rimondini, Michela ^b   Bensing, Jozien ^c,d   Moretti, Francesca ^b   Willems, Sara ^a   Mazzi, Mariangela ^b   Fletcher, Ian ^e   Deveugele, Myriam ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Doctor patient communication; Educational level; Patients perspective; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84941426001     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: 15731677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-014-9569-6     Document Type: Article

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