Communication between older patients and their physicians. Academic Article

abstract

• This article provides an overview of communication between older patients and their physicians. The authors discuss distinctive features of geriatric medical visits and empirical investigations of communication between physicians and older patients in real life clinical encounters highlighting the content, interactional processes, and outcomes of care. They also discuss strategies for improving communication between physicians and older patients using new and innovative technologies. The authors conclude that healing in its broadest sense can occur only through a humanistic approach to geriatric care.

authors

• Ory, Marcia

published proceedings

• Clin Geriatr Med

author list (cited authors)

• Adelman, R. D., Greene, M. G., & Ory, M. G.

citation count

• 131

complete list of authors

• Adelman, RD||Greene, MG||Ory, MG

publication date

• February 2000

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Clinics in Geriatric Medicine  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Aged, 80 And Over
• Aging
• Attitude To Health
• Communication
• Delivery Of Health Care, Integrated
• Empirical Approach
• Empirical Research
• Female
• Health Services For The Aged
• Humans
• Male
• Physician-Patient Relations
• Professional Patient Relationship
• Sensitivity And Specificity
• Trust
• United States

PubMed Central ID

• 10723614

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70004-5

start page

• 1

end page

• vii

volume

• 16

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70004-5