Identifying Facilitators and Inhibitors of Shared Understanding: An Ethnography of Diagnosis Communication in Acute Medical Settings

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Communication is important in determining how patients understand the diagnostic process. Empirical studies involving direct observation of communication within diagnostic processes are relatively limited. This ethnographic study aimed to identify communicative practices...

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Main Authors: Caitríona Cox, Thea Hatfield, Janet Willars, Zoë Fritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-08-01
Series:Health Expectations
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.14180