Title: Forgotten Art of Communication: Has Doctor-Patient Communication taken a Back Seat in Modern Day Medical Practice?
Author: Dr Promod Chandra Awasthi
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i6.74
A good communication skill for a doctor is central to the profession of medicine. The well established fact is that hospital staff –patient communication starts immediately on arrival of patient to hospital till his discharge or on completion of the consultation in the doctor’s chamber or an investigation or procedure for which he has reported to the hospital. Modern medicine relies more on scientific biochemical and imaging techniques and diagnosis and the communication between the patient and the doctor, as used to exist earlier, has probably taken a back seat in contemporary medical practice. Keywords: Communication skill, Patient–doctor communication, Modern Medicine. 1. Shukla AK, Yadav VS, Kastury N. Doctor-Patient Communication:An Important but Often Ignored Aspect in Clinical Medicine. Journal of Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine. 2010;11(3):208-11. 2. Street RL Jr, Gordon HS, Ward MM, Krupat E, Kravitz RL. Patient Participation in Medical Consultations: Why some patients are more involved than others. Med Care. 2005;43: 960–969. 3. Ong LML, De Haes JCJM, Hoos AM, Lammes FB. Doctor Patient Communication- A Review of the Literature. Soc. Sci. Med.1995; 40(7): 903-918. 4. Ramayogaiah A.(2011, September 3)Doctors, let us care for the sick, not look at their purse. The Hindu. Retrieved from www.thehindu.com. 5. Ha JF, Longnecker N. Doctor-Patient Communication: A Review. The Ochsner Journal. 2010;10(1): 38–43. 6. Bates Claire. The Good Doctor. Clinical Medicine 2001;1(2):128-131. 7. Hawken SJ. Good communication skills: Benefits for doctors and patients. NZFP. 2005; 32(3):185-89. 8. Kim SS, Park BK. Patient-perceived communication styles of physicians in rehabilitation: the effect on patient satisfaction and compliance in Korea. Am J Phys Med & Rehabilitation. 2008;87:998–1005.Abstract
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