A microanalysis of the clarity of information in physicians' and patients' discussions of treatment plans with and without language barriers

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 522-529

  Gerwing, Jennifer ^a   Indseth, Thor ^b   Gulbrandsen, Pål ^a,c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Doctor patient communication; Language barriers; Patient adherence; Patient participation; Treatment decisions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLARITY OF INFORMATION; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE BARRIER; MALE; MICROANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84963959767     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.10.012     Document Type: Article

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