Objective Attitudes towards patients may influence how clinicians interact. We investigated
whether respect for patients was associated with communication behaviors during HIV care …

OBJECTIVE: To explore the domain of physician-reported respect for individual patients by
investigating the following questions: How variable is physician-reported respect for …

Background The dominant view of respect in western bioethics focuses almost exclusively
on respect for autonomy (or 'self-rule') as conceptualized primarily from the perspective of …

Objective Clinicians and healthcare organizations are ethically obligated to treat patients
with respect, yet it is not clear what actions best demonstrate respect to patients. This …

Objective We examined associations of clinicians' empathy with patient-clinician
communication behaviors, patients' rating of care, and medication self-efficacy. Methods We …

Despite respect being central to good doctor–patient relationships, little research has
investigated the effect of respect from doctors on patient outcomes. Group‐level influences …

Patient retention in HIV care may be influenced by patient–provider interactions. In an urban,
academic HIV clinic, 1363 patients rated the quality of communication and relationships with …

OBJECTIVE: Patient centered clinical communication may be associated with longer
encounters. METHODS: We used the General Medical Interaction Analysis System (GMIAS) …

Purpose The patient–provider relationship is a central factor that can promote or hinder long-
term engagement in care among people living with chronic illnesses. In this paper, we …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Respect for others is recognized in the medical literature and
society as an essential attribute of the good medical professional. However, the specific …