Clinical communication in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic literature review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evidence regarding effective communication between clinicians and patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is limited. Studies that investigate clinical communication in IBD are much fewer in number than studies that investigate the perceptions of patients and clinicians about communication in clinical encounters. The current review aims to identify, organise and summarise systematically what is currently known about (1) the characteristics of interactions between clinicians who manage IBD and patients with IBD, and (2) how clinical discussion affects health outcomes in IBD.

Methods and analysis

Scopus, PubMed, Embase, Communication Abstracts, Health & Society, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts and PsycINFO will be systematically searched for stu

SUBMITTER: Karimi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643514 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature