Disparities in patient-resident physician communication and counseling: A multi-perspective exploratory qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Effective communication between physicians and patients plays an integral role in clinical care. Gaps in a physician's ability to ensure effective communication, especially with patients from diverse backgrounds, are known causes of medical errors. This study explores the potential biases and disparities in patient-resident communication, which may influence a patient's quality of care. This exploratory qualitative study was conducted at the largest academic medical center in Pakistan. Purposive sampling was used to approach participants from surgery, medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and family medicine. Faculty, fellows and residents working in these departments and medical students in their fourth and fifth years of undergraduate education with prior experience of at least

SUBMITTER: Merchant AAH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10593213 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature