Importance Poor communication by health care professionals contributes to physical and
psychological suffering in patients living with serious illness. Patients may not fully understand …

Objectives. We sought to determine the amount of time required for a primary care physician
to provide recommended preventive services to an average patient panel. Methods. We …

PURPOSE Despite the availability of national practice guidelines, many patients fail to receive
recommended chronic disease care. Physician time constraints in primary care are likely …

Marriage is a ubiquitous social status that consistently is linked to health. Despite this, there
has been very little theory development or related research on the extent to which couple …

Cancer care involves addressing patient emotion. When patients express negative emotions,
empathic opportunities emerge. When oncologists respond with a continuer statement, …

Background: Quality cancer care requires addressing patients' emotions, which oncologists
infrequently do. Multiday courses can teach oncologists skills to handle emotion; however, …

Background Electronic mail (email) has the potential to improve communication between
physicians and patients. Methods We conducted two research studies in a family practice …

A major contributor to shortfalls in delivery of recommended health care services is lack of
physician time. On the basis of recommendations from national clinical care guidelines for …

Purpose: Motivational Interviewing (MI) is used to help patients change their behaviors. We
sought to determine if physician use of specific MI techniques increases patient satisfaction …

Importance Physicians may be important sources of sexuality information and preventive
services, and one-on-one confidential time during health maintenance visits is recommended …