Erschienen in:
01.06.2011 | Letters
Physician Understanding of Patient Health Beliefs
verfasst von:
Gregory Makoul, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 6/2011
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Excerpt
To the Editors:–Street and Haidet appropriately position physician understanding of patient health beliefs as a key feature of patient-centered care (
How well do doctors know their patients? Factors affecting physician understanding of patients’ health beliefs).
1 They make a compelling argument for the value of shared understanding, and provide evidence that consonance regarding health beliefs is more likely to be achieved if patients ask questions, express concerns, and offer opinions about their health during a medical encounter. …