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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"physician-patient relationship"”.
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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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Physician intervention in compliance with therapeutic diets
… to examine the premise that a stimulus to the physician in the form of a written reminder would aid the physician in influencing his patient in compliance with a therapeutic diet. Compliance outcome related to the physician-patient relationship and the quality and skills displayed by the …
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Decoding Miracles: The Ethics of Engaging Religious and Spiritual Perspectives in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
… moral, and religious issues as the NICU. Physicians and staff of the NICU find themselves on the cusp of life and death caring for tiny lives wracked with illness. A conglomerate of ethical issues makes communication paramount for parents and practitioners in ascertaining best outcomes for …
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Aging, empathy, and the Internet of Things : a measure of physician readiness to treat older adults
… health professionals may likely incorporate patient-generated health data (PGHD) from the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT devices can help providers to evaluate treatment options, compliance, and overall patient well-being. Critics of PGHD integration in the health care space cite challenges …
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Pharmacies and medication adherence : a customer-oriented opportunity analysis
… to medications traditionally have focused on the physician - patient relationship. However, medication dispensing requires an additional interaction between the pharmacy and patient, and properly-incentivized pharmacies employing unique adherence programs may be capable of enhancing adherence …
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Relationship-Centered Communication In Breast Cancer Screening: An Interdisciplinary Training Model
… training. Healthcare providers who undergo relationship-centered communication (RCC) training demonstrate stronger interpersonal relationships, which result in increased provider-patient satisfaction, more efficient healthcare teams, and improved quality of patient care. To date, most RCC …
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Medical Virtue in Contemporary Practice: Has COVID-19 Reawakened Virtue in the Modern Medical Encounter?
… particularly on the meaning of care in the physician-patient relationship, this thesis develops an argument for the type of medical practice that incorporates Aristotelean ideals of virtue. The discussion shows that virtuous practice requires much more than following declarations of medical …
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The impact of patient-centered care on physician job satisfaction and patient satisfaction: the influence of physician and patient characteristics
This 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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The Influence of Hospital Policies and Culture on Do-Not-Resuscitate Decision-Making at the End of Life: A Sociological and Ethical Analysis
… institutional cultures and policies relating to patient autonomy influence physicians’ clinical and ethical approaches to do-notresuscitate (DNR) decision-making at the end of life. I explore this in the context of the evolution of the American medical profession that shifted medical …
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Autonomy, Paternalism, and the Moral Foundations of the Fiduciary Relationship
The fiduciary relationship is a legal relationship that describes those interactions in which one party is entrusted to exercise discretionary power on behalf of another’s interests. In recent years, the fiduciary relationship proven to be a powerful tool for providing clarity to complex bioethical …
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Patient Perceptions of Physicians and Medication Adherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
… Ph.D., Purdue University, December, 2013. Patient Perceptions of Physicians and Medication Adherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries. Major Professor: Joseph Thomas III.</p> <p>An observational database analysis using Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data was conducted to examine …