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Aelbrecht, Karolien; Rimondini, Michela; Bensing, Jozien; Moretti, Francesca; Willems, Sara; Mazzi, Mariangela; Fletcher, Ian; Deveugele, Myriam – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Good doctor-patient communication may lead to better compliance, higher patient satisfaction, and finally, better health. Although the social variance in how physicians and patients communicate is clearly demonstrated, little is known about what patients with different educational attainments actually prefer in doctor-patient communication. In…
Descriptors: Physician Patient Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Patients, Educational Attainment
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Roets, Griet; Adams, Marie; Van Hove, Geert – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
This is the story of Marie, a woman with "learning difficulties" who lives in Belgium. It is told by Marie and her advocate, Griet. In 2002, Marie was told she had to have a sterilization. This is the story of what happened: The professionals told Marie and her mother the operation was essential. Marie did not know what the operation was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Self Advocacy, Females
Custers, Eugene J. F. M.; And Others – 1992
Previous research has shown that expert physicians' diagnostic performance improves when contextual information about a patient is available, while the performance of novices is not influenced by this source of information. These results are explained by supposing that experts' knowledge is organized in illness-scripts. This study examined this…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Comparative Analysis, Diseases