ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2019
Outpatient communication patterns in a cancer hospital in China: A qualitative study of doctor-patient encounters.
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Abstract
objectiveThe paper characterizes outpatient communication in a major cancer hospital in southern China with regard to the structure, style and focus of doctor-patient communication.
methodFifty-one encounters between doctors and patients were recorded in the outpatient department of the cancer hospital and analysed inductively to identify patterns of doctor-patient outpatient communication.
resultsOutpatient communication in the cancer hospital is characterized by structuralized conversation, doctor domination of the conversation and a focus on technology during communication. These characteristics suggest an extreme inequality of power between Chinese doctors and patients at the individual level. They are also shaped by the institutional environment of Chinese hospitals. DISCUSSION: Measures should be taken at both the interpersonal and institutional level to improve doctor-patient communication. At the micro-interpersonal level, public education and professional skills training are needed to improve communication and promote mutual understanding between patients and doctors. At the macro-institutional level, changes are needed in terms of transforming the structural factors that shape doctor-patient communication.
conclusionsStructuralized conversation, doctor domination of the conversation and a focus on technology during outpatient encounters present challenges to effective doctor-patient communication. These patterns are shaped by the institutional environment of Chinese hospitals and suggest the extreme power imbalance between Chinese doctors and patients.
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