Communication Skills (CS) training of physicians in China and its role in actual challenges of patient-physician relationship: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background The Chinese healthcare system is affected by frequent disputes between physicians and patients. Although recent reforms have contributed towards improving the patient-physician relationship, distrust in physicians is still high. Communication skills (CS) training of physicians ho...

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Main Authors: Junfeng Du, Gwendolyn Mayer, Elisabetta Posenato, Svenja Hummel, Ali Zafar, Till Bärnighausen, Jobst-Hendrik Schultz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03830-9