Patients and physicians enter the medical encounter with unique perspectives on the illness
experience. These perspectives influence the way that information is shared during the …

Phenomenon: In high-stakes evaluations of communicative competency, data-gathering
skills are commonly assessed through the use of standardized patient encounters. This …

This chapter discusses Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as a means of supporting a patient or client
to understand and make use of strengths, resources, and successes that are already a part …

As we progress through an era of rapid advancements in health service psychology, this
issue of the Journal of Health Service Psychology presents articles that speak to inventive …

OBJECTIVE: To contribute to the debate about the value of qualitative research in health
care by discussing three key issues in relation to qualitative research on health …

This paper examines the use of appreciative inquiry (AI) to guide development of web-based
learning resources for medical educators who facilitate simulation-based learning …

Patients are more engaged in their healthcare than ever before, including in the process of
diagnostic sensemaking. But in acute primary care encounters, the interactional flow of the …

OBJECTIVE: Patient-centered interviewing is an increasingly important aspect of medical
education. One way to quantify this skill is the Four Habits Model, which helps to organize …

Not all human experiences can be expressed in words. Arts-based expressions may be
useful to qualitative researchers as they can disclose people's experiences with health …

Empathic communication between doctors and patients is a central part of patient-centered
care in Flemish healthcare settings. It is an interactive process where patients talk about …