Effect of a Coaching Intervention to Improve Cardiologist Communication: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Communication between cardiologists and patients can significantly affect patient comprehension, adherence, and satisfaction. To our knowledge, a coaching intervention to improve cardiologist communication has not been tested.

Objective

To evaluate the effect of a communication coaching intervention to teach evidence-based communication skills to cardiologists.

Design, setting, and participants

This 2-arm randomized clinical trial was performed at outpatient cardiology clinics at an academic medical center and affiliated community clinics, and from February 2019 through March 2020 recruited 40 cardiologists and audio recorded 161 patients in the preintervention phase and 240 in the postintervention phase. Data analysis was performed from March 2022 to Janua

SUBMITTER: Pollak KI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature