Attachment styles and healthcare utilization: exploring the role of the patient-doctor relationship

Abstract Background With the purpose of improving healthcare, past research has examined the link between healthcare utilization and attachment. It is suggested that an individual’s attachment style influences both the quality of their patient-physician relationship and healthcare utilization patter...

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Main Authors: I. Schmalbach, G. H. Franke, W. Häuser, B. Strauss, K. Petrowski, Elmar Brähler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10484-w