Patient satisfaction and alliance as a function of the physician's self ‐regulation, the physician's stress and the content of consultation in cancer care

Conclusions:Our study shows that patient satisfaction with communication and working alliance is not influenced by the content of the consultation but is significantly associated with the physician's self‐regulation (defence mechanisms) and stress. The results of this study might contribute to optimizing Communication Skills Training and to improving communication and working alliance in cancer care. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - July 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: A. M. M. De Vries, M. M. Gholamrezaee, I. M. Verdonck – de Leeuw, J. Passchier, J. N. Despland, F. Stiefel, Y. Roten Tags: PAPER Source Type: research