2006
Communication About Behavioral Health Risks: A Study of Videotaped Encounters in 2 Internal Medicine Practices
Makoul G, Dhurandhar A, Goel M, Scholtens D, Rubin A. Communication About Behavioral Health Risks: A Study of Videotaped Encounters in 2 Internal Medicine Practices. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 698-703. PMID: 16808769, PMCID: PMC1924697, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00467.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health risksInternal medicine practiceHealth behavior changeInitial visitGeneral internal medicine practiceMedicine practiceRisk behaviorsHealth risk screeningHealth risksNew patient visitsPrimary care practicesAcademic medical centerBehavior changePatient agePreventable morbidityRisk factorsPatient visitsObservational studyRisk screeningMedical CenterGeneral internistsSun exposureNational guidelinesCare practicesMajor cause
2002
Empathic communication and gender in the physician–patient encounter
Bylund C, Makoul G. Empathic communication and gender in the physician–patient encounter. Patient Education And Counseling 2002, 48: 207-216. PMID: 12477605, DOI: 10.1016/s0738-3991(02)00173-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthCommunicationData CollectionEmotionsEmpathyFemaleForms and Records ControlHumansInternal MedicineMaleMenOffice VisitsPhysician-Patient RelationsPhysicians, WomenSensitivity and SpecificitySexSurveys and QuestionnairesVideotape RecordingWomenConceptsEmpathic Communication Coding SystemFemale patientsEmpathic opportunitiesEmpathic communicationPhysician communication behaviorsPhysician-patient encountersPhysician-patient relationshipMale patientsOffice visitsPatient genderGeneral internistsPatientsGender differencesFemale physiciansMedical encountersPhysiciansMore emotional intensityPatient's creationComparable numberSensitive toolModest gender differencesGenderInternistsInitial validationVisits