SynthesisPatient education and counseling2017
Promoting patient participation in healthcare interactions through communication skills training: A systematic review.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Interventions to Improve Prognostic Understanding in Advanced Stages of Life-Limiting Illness: A Systematic Review.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Pooled it
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- Effective Communication Supported by an App for Pregnant Women: Quantitative Longitudinal Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Trial
- Race differences in patient trust and distrust from audio-recorded cardiology encounters.Patient education and counseling · 2024Trial
- Effects of a Patient Question Prompt List on Question Asking and Self-Efficacy During Outpatient Palliative Care Appointments.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Trial
- Empowering Older Adults to Discuss Advance Care Planning During Clinical Visits: The PREPARE Randomized Trial.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Trial
- Efficacy of a Digital Health Tool on Contraceptive Ideation and Use in Nigeria: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Control Trial.Global health, science and practice · 2019Trial
- Patterns of interactions among patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, their caregivers, and healthcare providers during symptom discussions.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Trial
- Patient experiences of tissue donation and digital consent support in primary craniospinal tumour research.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a general practitioner-based rehabilitation follow-up consultation to promote patients' use of medical rehabilitation aftercare: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized crossover trial.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Empathy dimensions and patient-centered care during dental training: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Aligning Minds in Spasticity Care-A Two-Phase Delphi-Dialogue Study of Patients and Professionals in Spain.Toxins · 2026Article
- Consumer Co-Design of an Online Resource to Build Communication Skills of Health Consumers: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Application of AI Communication Training Tools in Medical Undergraduate Education: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study Within a Primary Care Context.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- How to become partners. Ways to enhance the quality of patient and public involvement in healthcare research.Qualitative research in medicine & healthcare · 2025Article
- Co-design of a multifaceted intervention to improve quality handover of medicine information at discharge from hospital.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Patient Participation in Patient Safety Practices Scale: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Scale.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Perceived acceptability of a prototype toolkit to support patients and informal caregivers to express their perspectives in palliative care conversations.PEC innovation · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo present literature on training patients in the use of effective communication skills.
methodsSystematic searches were conducted in six databases. References were screened for inclusion through several phases. Extracted data included intervention study design, sample characteristics, content and structure of training programs, outcomes assessed, and findings reported.
resultsA total of 32 unique intervention studies were included. Most targeted primary care or cancer patients and used a randomized controlled study design. Interventions used a variety of training formats and modes of delivering educational material. Reported findings suggest that communication training is an effective approach to increase patients' total level of active participation in healthcare interactions and that some communication behaviors may be more amenable to training (e.g., expressing concerns). Trained patients do not have longer visits and tend to receive more information from their providers. Most studies have found no relationship between communication training and improved health, psychosocial wellbeing, or treatment-related outcomes.
conclusionsFindings reinforce the importance and potential benefits of patient communication training. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Additional research is warranted to determine the most efficacious training programs with the strongest potential for dissemination.
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