Date of Award
1999
Degree Name
Communication Studies
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Bertram Gross
Second Advisor
Camilla Brammer
Third Advisor
Edward Woods
Fourth Advisor
Leonard J. Deutsch
Abstract
Patient/physician communication is recognized as an important topic in the medical literature. The subject has steadily been increasing in the frequency of reporting in the literature. After a comprehensive review of this literature, positive patient/physician communication has been clearly linked to improved patient and physician satisfaction, increased compliance with treatments, improved health outcomes, decreased risks of litigation, as well as creating a more caring, empathetic relationship. Yet despite these advantages, patient/physician communication does not occupy a significant portion of the medical school curriculum and styles of physician communication that promote positive patient/physician communication are not readily used. This study examines the medical literature during the 10-year period from 1989 through 1998 and categorizes and reviews the major themes presented in patient/physician communication.
Subject(s)
Physician and patient.
Communication in medicine.
Recommended Citation
Rodgers, David L., "Patient/physician communication: a comprehensive review of the medical literature, 1989 to 1998" (1999). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1807.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1807
