Clinical communication in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review of the study of clinician-patient dialogue to inform research and practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This systematic review aims to investigate what is currently known about the characteristics of interactions between patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their clinicians and its effect on patient outcomes.

Data sources

Scopus, PubMed, Embase, Communication Abstracts, Health & Society, Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts and PsycINFO were systematically searched from inception to June 2021.

Study eligibility criteria

Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in English investigating the characteristics of naturally occurring interactions between clinicians that manage IBD and patients with IBD during recorded consultations were included.

Study appraisal and synthesis methods

Risk of bias was assessed using a specifically

SUBMITTER: Karimi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8404434 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature