Archive for April 5th, 2007
Doctor–patient relationship as motivation and outcome
April 5, 2007
This article from the University of Wisconsin Madison was recently published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics and featured in the Washington Post. This paper by Brent Shaw and others from the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, concludes that, “use of the Information services was associated with having a more positive appraisal of the doctor–patient relationship at post-test”. He further states that, “high-quality information on the Internet can serve to improve patients’ satisfaction with their doctor.”
Some additional findings:
- patients with a more negative appraisal about the doctor–patient relationship used the Ask an Expert service more frequently
- a more positive appraisal of the doctor–patient relationship predicting higher use of the Discussion Group service
