Erschienen in:
13.09.2018 | Concise Research Reports
Providers’ Demeanor Impacts Patient Perceptions of Visit Length
verfasst von:
Lauren C. Howe, PhD, Emerson J. Hardebeck, BA, Kari A. Leibowitz, MA, Alia J. Crum, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Excerpt
Time matters for healthcare quality. Patients explicitly desire more time with providers and patient perceptions of visit length influence meaningful outcomes, including patient satisfaction and adherence intentions.
1, 2 Given existing system-level barriers and competing demands (e.g., electronic health records, high patient volume), it may be challenging for providers to increase the objective amount of time they have with patients.
3 However, research suggests that patient perceptions of time with the provider can outweigh actual visit length
1, 2 and, fortuitously, that these perceptions are malleable.
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