Physician Burnout and Patient-Physician Communication During Primary Care Encounters
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 9 July 2008Open access
Neda Ratanawongsa, Debra Roter, Mary Catherine Beach, Shivonne L. Laird, Susan Larson, Kathryn A. Carson
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A complex relationship between physician burnout and patient-physician communication, which should be investigated and linked to patient outcomes in future research is suggested.
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Physician burnout was not associated with physician communication behaviors nor with most measures of patient-centered communication. However, patients engaged in more rapport-building behaviors. These findings suggest a complex relationship between physician burnout and patient-physician communication, which should be investigated and linked to patient outcomes in future research.
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