Exploring the therapeutic alliance in Belgian family medicine and its association with doctor-patient characteristics: a cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patient-centred care is related to better health outcomes, greater patient satisfaction and reduced healthcare costs. One of the core components of patient-centred care, defined in the patient-centred clinical method, is enhancing the patient-doctor relationship. In this study, we aim to measure the therapeutic alliance in consultations between patients and family doctors in Belgium, and explore which patient, provider and practice characteristics are associated with the strength of the therapeutic alliance.

Design

Cross-sectional cohort study using the Working Alliance Inventory for General Practice (WAI-GP). The patients and family doctors completed a survey after the consultation. The survey consisted of the WAI-GP, demographics, consultation characteristics an

SUBMITTER: Boeckxstaens P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045179 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature