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The physician's communication skill influences the patient's mental and physical wellbeing, as well as the physician's own experience of stress. Most patients wish to be informed about their disease, by physicians who are honest, gives time, sustains hope, listens and shows compassion...

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Published inLäkartidningen Vol. 113
Main Authors Danielsson, Anders, Dahlstrand, Hanna, Edvinsson, Franziska, Tranberg, Mattias, Wrangsjö, Anna, Fürst, Carl-Johan
Format Journal Article
LanguageSwedish
Published Sweden 22.11.2016
Subjects
Clinical Competence
Communication
Curriculum
Emotions
Empathy
Humans
Patient Simulation
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians - psychology
Terminal Care - psychology
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Summary:The physician's communication skill influences the patient's mental and physical wellbeing, as well as the physician's own experience of stress. Most patients wish to be informed about their disease, by physicians who are honest, gives time, sustains hope, listens and shows compassion and empathy. Even though there are established guidelines on how to break bad news, the physician must find out and respond to the unique reactions and needs of each individual, in order to communicate successfully. There is no consensus on how to construct and evaluate communication skills training programs for physicians, and more RCT-studies are requested.
ISSN:1652-7518