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In-office communication about excessive daytime sleepiness associated with treated obstructive sleep apnea: insights from an ethnographic study of physician-patient visits
BackgroundExcessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), a primary symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), negatively affects functioning and quality of life...
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Sexual Orientation and Patient-Provider Communication About Sexual Problems or Concerns Among US Adults
BackgroundLimited patient-provider communication about sexual health is a crucial barrier to patients receiving treatment for sexual problems, and...
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Intention of healthcare providers to use video-communication in terminal care: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundInterdisciplinary collaboration between healthcare providers with regard to consultation, transfer and advice in terminal care is both...
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Communication strategies for adults in palliative care: the speech-language therapists’ perspective
BackgroundCommunication disorders are a challenge that many patients in palliative care (PC) may encounter. This intervention area is emerging for...
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Improving Communication in a Large Urban Academic Safety Net Hospital System: Implementation of Secure Messaging
Given the complexities of communication within health systems, we investigated how the implementation of secure messaging in addition to traditional...
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“Don’t talk to me like I am an illness”: exploring patients’ needs using the communication passport in an eating disorder service
PurposeSocial challenges are common in patients with eating disorders (ED). The presence of autistic characteristics often exacerbates social...
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Optimizing communication strategies and designing a comprehensive program to facilitate cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolemia
BackgroundThis project aimed to optimize communication strategies to support family communication about familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and...
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The complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ views
BackgroundHospital discharge of older patients is a high-risk situation in terms of patient safety. Due to the fragmentation of the healthcare...
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Patient-provider communication about pregnancy and HIV among female sex workers living with HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
BackgroundHealth providers can play an important role in communication about pregnancy, particularly for women at increased risk for pregnancy...
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The role of patient-provider communication: a qualitative study of patient attitudes regarding co-occurring depression and chronic diseases in Malawi
BackgroundGlobally, depression is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality particularly in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The burden of...
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An analytic hierarchy process analysis for reinforcing doctor–patient communication
BackgroundAs the health paradigm shifts toward patient-centeredness, patients can actively participate in their own treatment. However, there is...
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Team Communication and Expectations Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Multi-Disciplinary Survey
Patients and families desire an accurate understanding of the expected recovery following congenital cardiac surgery. Variation in knowledge and...
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Migrant and native women’s perceptions of prenatal care communication quality: the role of host-country language proficiency
BackgroundDespite the potentially significant impact of women-prenatal care provider communication quality (WPCQ) on women’s perinatal health,...
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Parent-Provider Communication in Hospitalized Children with Advanced Heart Disease
Communication between parents and providers of children with cardiac disease is essential to parental decision-making. This study explored how...
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Improving transitional care through online communication skills training
BackgroundAs the aging population is increasing significantly, the communication skills training (CST) on transitional care (TC) is insufficient.
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Communication skills-based training about medication switch encounters: pharmacy staff and patients’ experiences
BackgroundNon-medical medication switches can lead to difficult conversations. To support pharmacy staff, a communication training has been developed...
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3D-Printed Cardiac Models for Fetal Counseling: A Pilot Study and Novel Approach to Improve Communication
A fetal cardiology consultation involves using two-dimensional drawings to explain the cardiac anatomy which can result in inherent variation in how...
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Bridge the gap caused by public health crises: medical humanization and communication skills build a psychological bond that satisfies patients
BackgroundPatient satisfaction is an important outcome domain of patient-centered care. Medical humanization follows the patient-centered principle...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Messengers, Communication Channels, and Messages Trusted Among Black Communities in the USA: a Review
Black and African American adults exhibited higher levels of mistrust and vaccine hesitancy and lower levels of vaccination throughout the COVID-19...
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Communication of costs and financial burdens between cancer patients and healthcare providers: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to synthesize qualitative research regarding communication of costs and financial burdens between patients and...
