Patient-doctor communication in Llay Llay: a descriptive study with medical students.
Abstract
The following report consist in a descriptive study on doctor-patient communication in a rural context, in the setting of the rural residency developed for last year medical students in the University of Chile. It attempts to measure aspects of concept retention such as diagnosis and therapy recall immediately after the medical consultation, through a selfanswered questionnare. A brief questionnare on aspects of doctor-patient communication, such as clarity and simplicity language or willingness to answer questions, is also applied. A comparison of both results is drawn. We will also attempt to compare results obtained through this study with the previous body of work on practicing health professionals.Keywords:
Doctor-patient relations, Communication.References
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