OBJECTIVE: To provide a brief overview of selected interpersonal theories and models, and
to present examples of their use in healthcare communication research. RESULTS: Nine …

Politeness can be viewed as a theoretical construct existing at the intersection of cultural,
social, cognitive, and linguistic processes. Because of this, an understanding of politeness …

This interdisciplinary synthesis of the social psychological aspects of language use provides
an integrative and timely review of language as social action. The book successfully weaves …

Writing: Texts, Processes and Practices offers an innovative and multidisciplinary approach
to writing in a variety of academic and professional settings. The book is composed of a …

BACKGROUND: There have been calls for greater collaboration between general
practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists in primary care. AIM: To explore barriers …

Why do individuals say what they do during everyday face-to-face influence interactions?
How do people seek or resist compliance in different relational, institutional, and cultural …

BACKGROUND A theoretical model of physician/pharmacist collaborative relationships,
driven by 3 groups of relationship characteristics termed participant, context, and exchange …

A systems view of the amalgamation of existing pharmacy practice models is proposed.
Pharmacy's evolution is traceable as a series of stages. The stages in pharmacy's evolution …

For many, the study of communication in the context of health care has an importance that
goes beyond other areas of communication inquiry. Most likely, this is because the …

Objective To investigate the provision of pharmaceutical care by community pharmacists
across Europe and to examine the various factors that could affect its implementation …