Perceptions of Patient-Clinician Communication Among Adults With and Without Serious Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High-quality, person-centered patient-clinician communication is critical in health care and may be less effective for patients with serious illness. Little is understood about differences in patient-clinician communication experiences of adults with and without serious illness.

Objectives

To determine whether perceptions of patient-clinician communication experiences differ between adults with and without serious illness.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cross-sectional survey was fielded from April 20 to May 31, 2021, and data were analyzed from January 27, 2023, to December 10, 2024. Participants included a nationally representative sample of US English- or Spanish-speaking adults, including people from historically marginalized gr

SUBMITTER: Davila C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11894496 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature