Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yanan Zhou, Shubao Chen, Yanhui Liao, Qiuxia Wu, Yuejiao Ma, Dongfang Wang, Xuyi Wang, Manyun Li, Yunfei Wang, Yingying Wang, Yueheng Liu, Tieqiao Liu, Winson Fu Zun Yang
Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, the doctor-patient relationship improved, trust between patients and doctors increased, and violence against doctors decreased. Factors such as communication, medical technology and services, and medical knowledge play crucial roles in improving the doctor-patient relationship.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pooja Gala, Veena Sriram, Chitra Kotian, Kirthinath Ballala, Rajesh Vedanthan, Emily Perish, Shashikiran Umakanth, David Meltzer
Summary: An epidemic of non-communicable diseases in India has led to an increased demand for primary care and hospitalization services, however, difficulties in coordinating inpatient and outpatient care create barriers to providing high-quality medical care. Research shows that patients with their own primary care providers report more positive doctor-patient relationships, although dissatisfaction with doctors still exists.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Krista Schultz, Sharan Sandhu, David Kealy
Summary: The study found that the quality of the patient-doctor relationship was significantly negatively correlated with suicidality, indicating that patients perceiving a good communication, reliability, and dedication from their primary care physician would reduce suicidal behaviors. This association remained significant even after controlling for the effects of psychiatric symptom distress and borderline personality disorder features.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Syed Abdul Hamid, Afroza Begum, Md Ragaul Azim, Md Sirajul Islam
Summary: The study revealed that the nature and magnitude of the doctor-patient relationship in Bangladesh is poor from the perspectives of the public, patients, and doctors. Key factors contributing to this poor relationship include lack of sufficient time allocation for patients, unclear prescription explanations, and discrimination based on social status. Promoting non-therapeutic care among doctors and improving hospital working conditions are identified as crucial policy implications for enhancing the doctor-patient relationship.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yangyang Han, Reidar K. Lie, Zhenlin Li, Rui Guo
Summary: Trust is essential in a successful doctor-patient relationship. In Beijing, there is a good level of trust between doctors and patients, with inpatients being trusted more than outpatients. However, physicians tend to have a more negative evaluation of trust compared to patients.
PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Qing Wu, Zheyu Jin, Pei Wang
Summary: This study examines the relationship between physician empathy, patient trust, and the physician-patient relationship. The findings suggest that patients' perception of physician empathy directly and indirectly influences their evaluation of the physician-patient relationship, particularly through trust in the physician's benevolence.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Medical Informatics
Aurelia Sauerbrei, Angeliki Kerasidou, Federica Lucivero, Nina Hallowell
Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as a potential solution to healthcare system challenges, improving doctor-patient relationships and freeing up time for doctors. However, there is limited evidence on AI's impact on relationships and how to ensure its positive implementation for person-centred care. A literature review identified empathy, compassion, shared decision-making, and trust as key values. The study suggests using AI in an assistive role and adapting medical education to ensure positive impacts on person-centred doctor-patient relationships rely on clarifying healthcare system values.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Serena Bertozzi, Roberta Taricani, Irene Tulissi, Fabio Patusso, Stefano Amura, Ambrogio P. Londero
Summary: This study reviews the experience of an Italian private healthcare institution during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The institution canceled or postponed most of the non-urgent services and only provided a small percentage of services that could be performed without direct contact with patients. Additionally, about 42% of patients canceled non-deferrable services due to fear of SARS-CoV-2. The study suggests that private healthcare institutions can continue to provide essential services while following government restrictions, promoting telehealth and smart working.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Jackie Soo, Jacob Jameson, Andrea Flores, Lisa Dubin, Emily Perish, Azka Afzal, Grace Berry, Vinny DiMaggio, V. Ram Krishnamoorthi, Justin Porter, Joyce Tang, David Meltzer
Summary: This study aimed to understand the predictors of enrollment in a research study among socioeconomically diverse participants in care models that promote continuity in the doctor-patient relationship. The results showed that timely access to care, completion of clinic visits, and parent study engagement were associated with study enrollment, while the quality of doctor-patient communication and trust were not.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Martin Marshall
Summary: Criticism of GPs' commitment and professionalism is eroding patients' trust and confidence in their doctors.
BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bo Xu
Summary: A strong doctor-patient relationship is crucial for effective treatment, but the COVID-19 outbreak has posed new challenges to this relationship. This paper summarizes the current state of the doctor-patient relationship, compares the changes between China and other countries after the outbreak, and lists proposed solutions from different countries. The author also suggests solutions based on China's own circumstances to improve the doctor-patient relationship.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Olaug S. Lian, Sarah Nettleton, Huw Grange, Christopher Dowrick
Summary: This study explores the interactional processes of clinical decision-making during medical consultations, focusing on how patients show agency by proposing and opposing actions, as well as the normative dimensions and role expectations involved. The findings reveal that patients more frequently oppose actions than propose them, and their opposition is more direct. Patients reveal their values when explaining their proposals and opposition. The study also suggests that assertive patients have the most influence when they directly oppose actions and provide elaboration. However, patients' role-performance changes throughout the consultations, and they usually defer to the authority of general practitioners in the final stages of decision-making. The practice implications highlight the importance for clinicians to be attentive to patients' engagement in decision-making throughout the entire consultation, considering the normative dimensions and institutional constraints on patient actions.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Seint Kokokyi, Bridget Klest, Hannah Anstey
Summary: The study found that patients and primary care physicians consider trauma-informed care (TIC) to be very important, and they believe that recommendations such as physician training, online trauma resource centers, information pamphlets, the ability to extend appointment times, and clinical pathways for responding to trauma would be helpful and likely to have a positive impact on patient care. Primary care physicians had significantly more positive responses compared to patients.
Article
Medical Informatics
Ping Lei, Jianjun Zheng, Yun Li, Zhongjiang Li, Fei Gao, Xuesong Li
Summary: This study found that orthopedic patients' perceived value and trust in online doctor-patient consultations significantly influence their intention to seek online disease diagnosis and treatment consultations. The effects of perceived value and trust vary significantly across different disease risk categories. Therefore, enhancing patients' perceived value and trust in online consultations is crucial for the operation and management of OMCs.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Roberta Bernardi, Philip F. Wu
Summary: This study investigates how internet-informed patients manage tensions between personal choice and medical professionalism in treatment decisions and the patient-doctor relationship. It finds that patients exercise agency by considering both personal choice and medical professionalism, and strategically decide what community advice to share with healthcare professionals based on their reaction to personal choice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rikke Schultz, Marius Brostrom Kousgaard, Annette Sofie Davidsen
Summary: Professionals working with patients with CWP faced challenges in coordination, primarily in the relations between social workers and GPs. Over-reliance on written communication was noted in situations where there were divergent agendas, opposing professional roles, and conflicting approaches to time. This calls for a need for shared accountability and strengthened interpersonal communication between professionals.
JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Camilla Aakjaer Andersen, John Brodersen, Annette Sofie Davidsen, Ole Graumann, Martin Bach B. Jensen
Article
Primary Health Care
Ursula Odum Brinck-Claussen, Nadja Kehler Curth, Kaj Sparle Christensen, Annette Sofie Davidsen, John Hagel Mikkelsen, Marianne Engelbrecht Lau, Merete Lundsteen, Claudio Csillag, Carsten Hjorthoj, Merete Nordentoft, Lene Falgaard Eplov
Summary: The study aimed to compare the diagnostic precision of two different diagnostic strategies using MINI interview as a reference standard, with results showing higher diagnostic accuracy for GPs based on usual clinical assessment.
BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Anne Beiter Arreskov, Johanna Falby Lindell, Annette Sofie Davidsen
Summary: The study revealed that in chronic care consultations, most GPs tend to exit rather than explore patients' concerns, which may lead to missing out on important patient issues.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Camilla Aakjaer Andersen, Marie Espersen, John Brodersen, Janus Laust Thomsen, Martin Bach Jensen, Annette Sofie Davidsen
Summary: Despite the absence of official educational programmes or guidelines, point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is increasingly being used by general practitioners (GPs). This study explores how GPs have learned to use POCUS and identifies the barriers they face in the learning process.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Anette Hauskov Graungaard, Marit Hafting, Annette Sofie Davidsen, Kirsten Lykke
Summary: This study explores the difficulties parents face in understanding their children's reactions to parental cancer and parents' reactions to their children's perceived needs. The findings reveal that parents often struggle to understand their children's reactions and avoid communication about emotional responses. The study suggests that difficulties in managing their own and their children's emotions contribute to this situation. It also highlights the importance of providing family support as part of standard care for patients with minor children.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Primary Health Care
Camilla Aakjaer Andersen, Timothy C. Guetterman, Michael D. Fetters, John Brodersen, Annette Sofie Davidsen, Ole Graumann, Martin Bach Jensen
Summary: Researchers aimed to understand general practitioners' views on appropriate ultrasound use and compare them with actual practices. They found discrepancies between the two, highlighting the need for evidence-based guidelines and training for general practitioners.
ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Primary Health Care
Katrine Tranberg, Alexandra Jonsson, Tina Due, Volkert Siersma, John Brandt Brodersen, Kristine Bissenbakker, Frederik Martiny, Annette Davidsen, Pia Kuerstein Kjellberg, Kevin Doherty, Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Haahr Nielsen, Susanne Reventlow, Anne Moller, Maarten Rozing
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility and fidelity of implementing and assessing the SOFIA coordinated care program in general practice in Denmark, aimed at improving somatic health care for patients with severe mental illness. While the program was implemented with a high level of fidelity, improvements are needed in the recruitment methodology.
Article
Primary Health Care
Annette Sofie Davidsen, Johanna Falby Lindell, Caecilie Hansen, Camilla Michaelis, Melissa Catherine Lutterodt, Allan Krasnik, Marie Louise Norredam, Susanne Reventlow
Summary: Following a recent amendment to the Danish Health Care Act, patients who are not proficient in Danish are now required to pay for interpretation services in health care settings. This has resulted in a significant decrease in the use of professional interpreters, especially in general practice. A qualitative study found that general practitioners (GPs) experienced difficulties in establishing understanding with these patients in consultations, particularly when family members or friends were used as ad hoc interpreters or when no interpreter was present at all. The challenges faced by GPs included language barriers, cultural differences, and ethical and legal dilemmas. The absence of professional interpreters led to poorer treatment and communication challenges for vulnerable patients.
Article
Anthropology
Julie Hogsgaard Andersen, Tine Tjornhoj-Thomsen, Susanne Reventlow, Annette Sofie Davidsen
Summary: This article uses ethnographic material to explore the experiences of young Danish adults with complex psychosocial problems in engaging with professionals and services. It emphasizes the importance of social visibility as a prerequisite for recognition, arguing that professionals should genuinely care and help meet the needs of young individuals to promote their recognition as equal members of society.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Rikke Schultz, Peter la Cour, Marius Brostrom Kousgaard, Annette Sofie Davidsen
Summary: Social workers in this study predominantly viewed illnesses of citizens with CWP as psychosocially mediated - caused by trauma or a lack of meaning in their lives, with only a few considering somatic explanations.
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY OPEN
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anne B. Arreskov, Anette H. Graungaard, Mads T. Kristensen, Jens Sondergaard, Annette S. Davidsen
Summary: The study revealed that patients with cancer and chronic diseases pay more attention to symptoms that disrupt everyday function, regardless of the disease from which the symptoms originate. Patients' awareness of cancer and comorbidities evolves over time, with most patients perceiving cancer as temporary and experiences of comorbidities varying from ignorance to worry. Most patients continue their chronic illness consultations with general practitioners after cancer treatment.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Julie Hogsgaard Andersen, Tine Tjornhoj-Thomsen, Susanne Reventlow, Annette Sofie Davidsen
Summary: This study investigates how general practitioners are influenced by bureaucratic management when providing care to young adults with complex psychosocial problems. It reveals that challenges such as contested diagnostic interpretations, systemic issues with handling intertwined social and mental health problems, and difficulties for the young adults in accessing and receiving available care exist in the primary care setting, impacting the provision of care for this vulnerable group.
Article
Psychiatry
Annette Sofie Davidsen, Johan Davidsen, Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jonsson, Maria Haahr Nielsen, Pia Kurstein Kjellberg, Susanne Reventlow
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Annette Sofie Davidsen, Gritt Overbeck, Marius Brostrom Kousgaard
COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Noora Jawad, Faisal F. Hakeem, Wael Sabbah
Summary: This study aims to examine socioeconomic and ethnic variations in the provision of health advice by dental professionals. The findings indicate the prominent roles of education level, ethnicity, and smoking status in the provision of health advice. The study emphasizes the need for targeted interventions to promote equity and cultural competence in delivering health advice in dental settings.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katherine Miles, Bernadette O'Neill, Shuangyu Li
Summary: This study conducted a meta-ethnography to identify and synthesize guidance for optimizing feedback interactions in undergraduate clinical communication simulations. The findings led to the development of a new Feedback Kidney Model, which can guide medical education and future research on feedback in promoting learning. Incorporating meta-cognitive training and utilizing the model can help improve students' learning and communication with patients through on-site face-to-face feedback.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ellen Van de Velde, Ann Van Hecke, Kristof Eeckloo, Simon Malfait
Summary: This study investigates the suitability of experience-based co-design as a method for designing bedside handover in mental health care, and finds that it is a suitable method for enhancing patient involvement in nursing handovers in a general hospital's mental healthcare unit.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yasmine Probst, Maddison Luscombe, Marta Hilfischer, Vivienne Guan, Lauren Houston
Summary: This study explores the interpretation of MS-targeted nutrition messages using semi-structured interviews. The findings reveal that dietary changes made by patients with MS after diagnosis are a coping mechanism to address uncertainty, fear of disease progression, and the risk of relapse. The admiration and skepticism towards extremist MS diets depend on individual vulnerability and support from healthcare professionals. The unique MS journey influences the interpretation of the messages, driven by engagement, practicality, and credibility.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Aisha T. Langford, Kerli Orellana, Nancy Buderer, Katerina Andreadis, Stephen K. Williams
Summary: This study examined the associations between digital health, sociodemographic factors, and medical conditions on patient-centered communication (PCC). The results suggested that age, education level, household income, and history of hypertension were related to the quality of PCC.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Danielle Huisman, Taylor Burrows, Louise Sweeney, Kirsty Bannister, Rona Moss-Morris
Summary: This study found limited information on symptoms during remission of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on readily searchable patient websites, which fails to adequately explain the persistence of symptoms during remission for patients.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bethan Benwell, Maria Erofeeva, Catrin S. Rhys
Summary: This study examined how language choices made by call handlers affect the progress of complaint calls and the stance of the callers. The findings showed that displaying affiliation at relevant moments in the conversation helps advance the call and de-escalate the complaint, while the absence or misplacement of affiliation may lead to escalation. Early intervention in establishing affiliation with the caller's concerns and reasoning is crucial for de-escalation.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah V. Hantzmon, Clemontina A. Davenport, Maya N. Das Gupta, Temi A. Adekunle, Sarah E. Gaither, Maren K. Olsen, Sandro O. Pinheiro, Kimberly S. Johnson, Hannah Mahoney, Allison Falls, Lauren Lloyd, Kathryn I. Pollak
Summary: This study examined the impact of racial differences on patient trust and distrust in physician-patient interactions through audio-recorded cardiologist-patient encounters. The results showed that Black patients had lower expressions of trust and a higher level of guardedness compared to White patients. It suggests that White clinicians can improve communication with Black patients to increase expressions of trust.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Caitlin S. Sayegh, Ellen Iverson, Karen K. Macdonell, Shinyi Wu, Marvin Belzer
Summary: This study applied a Supportive Accountability Model to examine youth's perception of remote human coaching and automated reminders for medication adherence. The findings indicated that both coaching and automated reminders were effective in improving adherence, with coaching being viewed as more potent and engaging. Phone calls enhanced the sense of supportive accountability, but texts were more convenient and flexible. Individual preferences varied.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer Necci Dineen, Mitchell Doucette, Mekaila Carey, Kerri M. Raissian
Summary: This paper aims to understand the facilitators and barriers perceived by general practice physicians in initiating anticipatory guidance around firearm safety. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 GPs to explore their perspectives. Barriers to providing secure firearm storage counseling include inadequate screening mechanisms, limited understanding of who is at risk for firearm injury, time pressures, concerns about patient receptivity, and a need for training. Structural issues need to be addressed before focusing on how to have conversations about firearm safety.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Henrike J. Westerink, Cato C. Bresser, Mirjam M. Garvelink, Cornelia F. van Udenkraan, Ouisam Zouitni, Hans A. J. Bart, Philip J. van der Wees, Paul B. van der Nat
Summary: This study aims to explore the perspectives and needs of healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients regarding the use of outcome data in consultations. The findings indicate that HCPs do not routinely use aggregated outcome data in consultations due to various barriers. Patients, however, consider aggregated outcome data important but have different preferences based on their health conditions.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bronwyn Newman, Mashreka Sarwar, Ashfaq Chauhan, Reema Harrison
Summary: Co-facilitation presents an opportunity to address inequity in codesign, and through our experiences in the CanEngage project, we have identified three mechanisms to promote equity.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andre Vaagan, Mette Haaland-Overby, Alison Axisa Eriksen, Kari Fredriksen, Vibeke Stenov, Cecilie Varsi, Brynja Ingadottir, Bryan Richard Cleal, Anita Royneberg Alvheim, Karl Fredrik Westermann, Hilde Stromme, Olof Birna Kristjansdottir
Summary: This study summarizes the recent evidence on the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of videoconference group-based patient and caregiver education. The results suggest that this education approach is highly feasible and acceptable, and may improve health outcomes for participants. However, the evidence of effectiveness is limited and the quality of studies varies. Further research is needed to establish the effectiveness of this education approach for different patient and caregiver groups.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Momoka Igarashi, Takayuki Kawaguchi, Takuma Shiozawa, Sosei Yamaguchi
Summary: The study aims to identify conversation topics, who initiated the topics, and differences in topics with and without the use of a shared decision-making (SDM) tool in psychiatric outpatient consultations. The findings show that daily life issues, especially related to work, were the main topics discussed, and the SDM tool seems to facilitate discussion of patients' concerns.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qiwei Luna Wu, Grace Ellen Brannon
Summary: This study explores how patient-centered communication, media, and organizational factors influence patients' intentions to use telehealth. The findings suggest that positive healthcare experiences, organizational support, and quality media designs are associated with telehealth adoption.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2024)
