Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) patients often encounter difficulties in effective
communication with healthcare professionals and are less likely to receive quality medical …

The communication attitude (ACO) of nurses can significantly influence patient health
outcomes. This work aims to evaluate predictor variables of communication attitude …

This study proposed and tested the cross-sectional effects of patient-centered
communication (PCC) on cancer screening behaviors via an affective-cognitive sequential …

Objective To test the links between patient centeredness, independent health-related
Internet use, and online communication with healthcare provider in later life. Methods These …

Despite the increasing prevalence of online health information seeking (OHIS) among older
adults, its impact on patient-centered communication (PCC) outcomes remains unclear …

Medical large language models are being introduced to the public in collaboration with
governments, medical institutions, and artificial intelligence (AI) researchers. However, a …

Background Older adults with a family cancer history (FCH) face an increased cancer risk,
which may adversely impact their emotional well-being. Internet-based eHealth …

The procedure for establishing mediation, ie, determining that an independent variable $ X $
affects a dependent variable $ Y $ through some mediator M, has been under debate. The …

Purpose To examine the association between offline healthcare barriers and emotional well-
being and assess the mediation roles of online patient–provider communication (OPPC) and …

Online platforms have proliferated in response to the increasing demand for online medical
services. However, the underlying mechanisms through which online physician‒patient …