The relationship between the physician and the patient is unique. In few other professional
relationships is there such immediate intimacy and trust. Indeed, in an initial medical …

The purpose of the health care enterprise is to help patients. The ultimate benchmark to
evaluate the importance of any aspect of health care, including patient-physician …

Shared decision-making is increasingly advocated as an ideal model of treatment decision-
making in the medical encounter. To date, the concept has been rather poorly and loosely …

In order to better understand patient differences in question asking and other information-
seeking behaviors when communicating with doctors, 106 rehabilitation medicine patients …

With medical and scientific advances pushing life expectancy rates increasingly higher, the
resultant “aging world” will undeniably affect all of us. It is not unrealistic, for example, to …

Assuming a goal of arriving at a treatment decision which is based on the physician's
knowledge and the patient's preferences, we discuss the feasibility of implementing two …

" This interesting, easy-to-read book provides a comprehensive framework for considering
communication and aging in the context of biology, sociology, and psychology. This thought …

There has been extensive research on the factors associated with patient satisfaction with
communication during medical encounters, however, little attention has been paid to …

Power in relationships between doctors and patients has undergone scrutiny as interest in
medical consumerism and patients' rights has increased. Transfer of expert power from …

In many countries, including patients are legally entitled to request copies of their clinical
notes. However, this process remains time-consuming and burdensome, and it remains …