Background Communication is a key competence for health care professionals. Analysis of
registrar and GP communication performance in daily practice, however, suggests a …

Background: The teaching of communication skills is gaining increasing attention. However,
the opportunities for faculty development are limited. This study highlights an attempt by the …

Background Patients perceive effective patient-doctor communication as an important metric
when evaluating their satisfaction with health systems. Hence, optimal patient-physician …

Objective When discharged from hospital patients are often assumed to have sufficient
health literacy (HL) to participate in their medical treatment and manage medical self-care …

Background: Good doctor-patient communication has multiple impacts as higher
compliance, satisfaction for both patients and clinicians and decrease in malpractice …

Purpose We hypothesized that health care providers would behave in a more patient-
centered manner after the implementation of communication skills training, without causing …

Background The first appointment between the physician and the patient is unknown. The
aim of the study was to evaluate the communicative skills of the physician with the patient …

Communicating effectively is essential to any human interaction and especially relevant in
the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients, as communication …

OBJECTIVE: Health-care communication skills training may be particularly needed in the
Arabian Gulf countries because of the variety of cultures within the physician and patient …

Introduction Communication skills “CS” has no clear curriculum in most Iraqi medical
colleges. This shortcoming of education is reflected on doctor centered approach. Aim To …