Background Communication skills are essential for health professionals to establish a
positive relationship with their patients, improving their health and quality of life. In this …

Physician communication (PC) is central to influencing physician–patient relationship (PPR),
and physician empathy (PE) is central to PC. A comprehensive and objective assessment of …

Background: Patient-centered care should be the focus of health services, where
improvements in the communication skills of health professionals promote excellent health …

Background: Empathy is a cornerstone of effective communication. However, clinicians' and
patients' perceptions of clinician-expressed empathy might differ. The independent …

Objective To assess doctors' communication skills in mainland China using the SEGUE
Framework. Methods A survey on doctors' communication skills with doctors (n= 1361) and …

In this essay, we review how health communication scholarship has been translated into
various communication skills trainings (CSTs), we present four case studies of how health …

Objective To determine the agreement of physician and patient ratings of communication in
medical face-to-face consultations. Methods A systematic search of twelve databases was …

Background: Surveys collecting patient experience data often contain a large number of
items covering a wide range of experiences. Knowing which areas to prioritize for …

Physician-Patient communication (PPC) has been linked to patient adjustment outcomes.
However, conflicting results have been reported and previous systematic reviews showed …

Objective To identify children and young people's preferences for effective healthcare
communication. Design A systematic review of qualitative studies was conducted to identify …