The relationship between patient socioeconomic status and patient satisfaction: Does patient-physician communication matter?
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: The modern era in medicine has brought a turning away from a quality of doctor/patient interactions that had persisted over centuries.When there were few efficacious remedies, doctors relied upon the healing power of the doctor/patient relationship.Hippocrates observed "The patient, though conscious that his condition is perilous, may recover his health simply through his contentment with the goodness of the physician."Balint reaffirmed the importance of the doctor/patient interaction, asserting that by far the most frequently used drug in medical practice is the doctor himor herself.(Novack 1995:32) CHAPTER IV RESEARCH QUESTIONS Client [i.e., patient] satisfaction is of fundamental importance as a measure of the quality of care because it gives information on the provider's success at meeting those client values and expectations which are matters on which the client is the ultimate authority.(Williams 1994:511) Protocol 08-756 is a Level 1 and does not require an annual review (Laurie Kiehl, January 18, 2011).
Authors: Labuda Schrop, M Susan
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W115567838