Effective doctor-patient communication is a central clinical function in building a therapeutic
doctor-patient relationship, which is the heart and art of medicine. This is important in the …

Improving the quality of contraceptive counseling is one strategy to prevent unintended
pregnancy. We identify aspects of relational and task-oriented communication in family …

Growing enthusiasm about patient-centered medical homes, fueled by the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act's emphasis on improved primary care, has intensified interest in …

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are frequently present in the general population as
patients age with approximately a third of individuals experiencing LUTS during their …

Background The ability of nursing undergraduates to communicate effectively with health
care providers, patients, and their family members is crucial to their nursing professions as …

The goal of patient-centered communication (PCC) is to help practitioners provide care that
is concordant with the patient's values, needs and preferences, and that allows patients to …

Background Communicating with patients has long been identified as an important
physician competency. More recently, there is a growing consensus regarding the …

Context Direct observation of medical trainees with actual patients is important for
performance-based clinical skills assessment. Multiple tools for direct observation are …

This article focuses on conceptual and practical considerations in family-centered care for
children with cerebral palsy and their families. In the last 5 years, there have been important …

Patient-centered communication (PCC) is a critical element of patient-centered care, which
the Institute of Medicine (Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, 2001) …