Objective In recent years, the importance of social differences in the physician-patient
relationship has frequently been the subject of research. A 2002 review synthesised the …

Objective Due to migration, doctors see patients from different ethnic backgrounds. This
causes challenges for the communication. To develop training programs for doctors in …

Healthcare, brought into stark focus the issues of inequities based on minority status in
health care services. The IOM report concluded that,“Bias, stereotyping, prejudice, and …

Winner of the NCA Health Communication 2021 Distinguished Book Award. This book
examines interpreter-mediated medical encounters and focuses primarily on the …

Previous research has shown that ethnic minority patients participate less during medical
encounters than patients from majority populations. Given the positive outcomes of active …

Objectives. Cross-cultural mental health researchers often analyze patient explanatory
models of illness to optimize service provision. The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is a …

Rethinking Culture in Health Communication An interdisciplinary overview of health
communication using a cultural lens—uniquely focused on social interactions in health …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effect of a theoretically grounded, tailored education-
coaching intervention to help patients more effectively discuss their pain-related questions …

Background Evidence suggests that the course of low back pain (LBP) symptoms in
randomised clinical trials (RCTs) follows a pattern of large improvement regardless of the …

To identify concepts of health and disease as part of a study on designing culturally-targeted
heart disease prevention messages for South Asians. We conducted qualitative, semi …