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Association of perceived physician communication style with patient satisfaction, distress, cancer-related self-efficacy, and perceived control over the disease

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Zachariae, R, Pedersen, C G, Jensen, A B, Ehrnrooth, E, Rossen, P B, von der Maase, H·2003·British Journal of Cancer

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The aim of the study was to investigate the association of physician communication behaviours as perceived by the patient with patient reported satisfaction, distress, cancer-related self-efficacy, and perceived control over the disease in cancer patients. Questionnaires measuring distress, self-efficacy, and perceived control were completed prior to and after the consultation by 454 patients attending an oncology outpatient clinic. After the consultation, the patients also rated the physicians' communicative behaviours by completing a patient-physician relationship inventory (PPRI), and the physicians were asked to estimate patient satisfaction. The overall results showed that higher PPRI scores of physician attentiveness and empathy were associated with greater patient satisfaction, increased self-efficacy, and reduced emotional distress following the consultation. In contrast, lower PPRI scores were associated with reduced ability of the physician to estimate patient satisfaction. The results confirm and expand previous findings, suggesting that communication is a core clinical skill in oncology.

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Figure 1 Personal contact: Mean percentage scores (s.d.) of patient satisfaction (A), the physicians' perception of patient satisfaction (B), and the physicians' satisfaction with his/her own ability to establish contact with the patient (C).CC BY · PubMed Central

Figure 2 Medical aspects: Mean percentage scores (s.d.) of patient satisfaction (A), the physicians' perception of patient satisfaction (B), and the physicians' satisfaction with his/her own ability to handle the medical aspects of the patient's situation (C).CC BY · PubMed Central

Figure 3 Mean percentage PPRI scores (s.d.) on the subscales of Attentiveness and Empathy and mean (s.d.) per cent rated importance of these skills.CC BY · PubMed Central

Figure 4 Mean percent scores (s.d.) of cancer-related self-efficacy, perceived control over disease, and mood prior to (1) and after the consultation (2).CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors: Zachariae, R., Pedersen, C. G., Jensen, A. B., Ehrnrooth, E., Rossen, P. B., & von der Maase, H.
Affiliations: Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
Corresponding author: Zachariae, R
ORCID: Zachariae, R
Pedersen, C G
Jensen, A B
Venue: British Journal of Cancer
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2003-03
Volume: 88
Issue: 5
Pages: 658-665
ISSN: 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
1532-1827
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600798
PMC: PMC2376357
OpenAlex: W2058562152
Cited by: 601
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 40 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 41 · 2012: 43
FWCI: 17.82
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
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Licence: cc-by-nc-sa
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Locations: British Journal of Cancer (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
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PubMed (publishedVersion)
Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Aarhus Universitet
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Kræftens Bekæmpelse
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Empathy and Medical Education
Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Keywords: patient satisfaction, emotional distress, perceived control, physician empathy, physician-patient relationship
MeSH terms: Humans, Neoplasms, Physician-Patient Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Patient Satisfaction, Self Efficacy

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