Everyday couples ’ communication research: Overcoming methodological barriers with technology

Relationship behaviors are an important cause of compromised health or resilience. Everyday communication between intimate partners represents the vast majority of their interactions. When intimate partners take on new roles as patients and caregivers, everyday communication takes on a new and important role in managing both the transition and the adaptation to the change in health status. However, everyday communication and its relation to health has been little studied, likely due to barriers in collecting and processing this kind of data.
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Discussion Source Type: research