Translating Primary Care Practice Climate into Patient Activation
Medical CarePublished 1 August 2008
Edmund R. Becker, Douglas W. Roblin
Citations131
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This study shows 1 process by which practice climate translates into patient activation, and it is found that supportive interactions among practitioners and staff within primary care teams facilitate trust-building interactions between practitioners and patients.
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Our study shows 1 process by which practice climate translates into patient activation. Supportive interactions among practitioners and staff within primary care teams facilitate trust-building interactions between practitioners and patients. Supportive, trustworthy interactions, in turn, help to ameliorate the inherent imbalance in power between patients and physicians, contributing to patients who take a more active role in their health.
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