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Patient-Provider Communication During the Emergency Department Care of Children With Asthma

Medical CarePublished 1 October 1998
Lawrence S. Wissow, Debra Roter, Laurie J. Bauman, Ellen F. Crain, Carolyn M. Kercsmar, Kevin B. Weiss
Citations170
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.57
SNIP1.38

TL;DR

Communication during emergency asthma care was overwhelmingly biomedical and a patient-centered style correlated with increased parent and child participation, but required directing conversation toward both parents and children.

Abstract

Communication during emergency asthma care was overwhelmingly biomedical. Children took little part in discussions. A patient-centered style correlated with increased parent and child participation, but required directing conversation toward both parents and children.

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