The association between patients’ expectations and experiences of task‐, affect‐ and therapy‐oriented communication and their anxiety in medically unexplained symptoms consultations

The association between patients’ expectations and experiences of task‐, affect‐ and therapy‐oriented communication and their anxiety in medically unexplained symptoms consultations

Abstract Background It is unknown whether patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) differ from patients with medically explained symptoms (MES) regarding their expectations and experiences on task‐oriented communication (ie, communication in which the primary focus is on exchanging medical...

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Main Authors: Juul Houwen, Bas J. E. Moorthaemer, Peter L. B. J. Lucassen, Reinier P. Akkermans, Willem J. J. Assendelft, Tim C. olde Hartman, Sandra vanDulmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Health Expectations
Subjects:
anxiety
consultation
doctor‐patient communication
expectations
general practice
medically unexplained symptoms
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12854

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