Palestinian doctors' views on patient-centered care in hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the perceived importance of Patient-Centered Care (PCC) among Palestinian doctors and how the provider and other clinical characteristics may impact their views on PCC is essential to determine the extent to which PCC can be implemented. This study investigates the provision of PCC among hospital doctors in a developing and unstable country, namely, Palestine.

Methods

This descriptive, cross-sectional research employed self-report survey among 369 Palestinian doctors working in hospitals in 2016. Respondents completed the Provider-Patient Relationship Questionnaire (PPRQ) and were asked to rate the importance of 16 PCC subjects in a context-free manner. Then they scored the existence of eight contextual attributes in their workplace.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Sultan WIM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6180518 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature