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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Physician and patient"”.
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Physician and patient interactions : the role of beliefs and values in directing clinical conversations.
This dissertation examines how physicians' beliefs and values influence the content of their conversations with patients. After an introductory chapter, chapter two primarily provides an overview of the data and the religious beliefs and practices of physicians in the United States. Physicians in …
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Physician and Patient Satisfaction With Charity Care: The Case of Health Access Network in Utah
In the United States, non-profit organizations and physician volunteerism play a significant role in providing health care to low-income, uninsured individuals. This deep-rooted tradition of charity care is consistent with the libertarian values that underlie the United States’ for-profit, …
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The impact of patient-centered care on physician job satisfaction and patient satisfaction: the influence of physician and patient characteristics
… dissertation examines the relationship between patient-centered care initiative (PCC) and physician job satisfaction and patient satisfaction by focusing on physician professional culture and patient culture. The research questions were drawn by the fact that PCC has widely been adopted in …
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Mode of transport to hospital among patients with ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi: correlates, physician and patient attitudes, and associated clinical outcomes
… (STEMI), are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Existing research shows that prehospital care provided by emergency medical services (EMS) can significantly improve outcomes. However, EMS remains grossly underutilised in Abu Dhabi despite a well-established presence. …
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The meaning of illness : a phenomenological approach to the physician/patient relationship.
… than representing a shared "reality" between physician and patient, represents in effect two quite distinct "realities" (the meaning of one "reality" being significantly different from the meaning of the other). Philosophical phenomenology focuses on the nature of experience, and particularly …
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Antipsychotic prescribing as a treatment of dementia in British Columbia: physician-level characteristics associated with receiving potentially inappropriate prescriptions
… to people with dementia to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms, which is not supported by evidence-informed guidelines. This manuscript investigated physician-level factors associated with prescribing antipsychotics to community-dwelling adults with dementia by primary care physicians …
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Cognitive aspects of chronic fatigue syndrome
… from CFS have been compared with depressed patients and patients with neuromuscular disease, as they share similar symptoms, but not diagnosis. This study attempts to compare four groups including a normal working group. A new measures was developed and piloted, designed to measure …
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The Story of Medicine: From Paternalism to Partnership
Physicians were interviewed and asked about their perspectives on communicating with patients, media, and the ways in which the biomedical and biopsychosocial models function in the practice of medicine. Fisher’s Narrative Paradigm was the primary critical method applied to themes that emerged from …
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Language discordance and levels of satisfaction between doctors and patients in a medical encounter
… the communication that takes place in doctor-patient interactions in Zambia; noting that patients have in the past complained that doctors communicate with them in a language they do not understand very well or at all and so were dissatisfied with the consultation. The study sought to answer …
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Language discordance and levels of satisfaction between doctors and patients in a medical encounter
… the communication that takes place in doctor-patient interactions in Zambia; noting that patients have in the past complained that doctors communicate with them in a language they do not understand very well or at all and so were dissatisfied with the consultation. The study sought to answer …
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Barriers and Facilitators to Diabetes Self-Management in a Primary Care Setting – Patient and Physician Perspectives
<p>OBJECTIVES: To identify patient- and physician-perceived barriers to self-management of type-2 diabetes (T2DM) and explore the challenges physicians face in managing these patients. METHODS: This cross-sectional study of T2DM patients and their physicians used a mixed-methods approach …
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The e-MedTable: Development and testing of an electronic collaborative tool to support medication scheduling
… communication with providers. Unfortunately, physician and patient communication is often inadequate. Successful adherence is also related to integrating medication taking with a daily routine. Previous research tested a paper tool (MedTable) to support provider-patient collaborative planning. …
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Modeling Multi-level Incentives in Health Care: A Multiscale Decision Theory Approach
… offered by payers to health care providers and patients have been identified as a key mechanism to lower costs while improving quality of care. How to effectively design incentive programs that can align the varying objectives of health care stakeholders, as well as predict programs' …
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Comparison of Patient-Reported Angina with Provider Assigned Canadian Cardiovascular Society Angina Class Before and After Revascularization
… A major limitation of CCS is that it rates patients’ symptoms from the perspective of providers, rather than patients themselves. Accordingly, we sought to evaluate the agreement of physician-assigned CCS class with patient-reported Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) scores, before and after …
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Printed Educational Materials for Primary Care Physicians
In primary care settings, primary care physicians (PCPs) commonly have multiple brief visits, often with complex patients and have little time to review the multitude of clinical evidence available that may be relevant to their patients’ needs. This dissertation examines printed educational …
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Effects of a Combined Didactic and Experiential Death Education/Empathy Training Program on Death Anxiety and Empathic Ability of Medical Students
… prepared to communicate empathically with dying patients. Students' personal anxieties and fear of death may lessen and their empathic interpersonal skills increase with formal academic preparation This study examined the effects of a death education course which included empathic communication …
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Assessment of practitioner intervention in physical activity
… epidemic that affects one’s health. Primary care physicians can play a key role in influencing and changing people’s behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess primary care physicians’ role in physical activity counseling and what if any guidelines they use. One hundred and forty-seven …
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