Background. Despite widespread advocacy for shared decision making (SDM), the empirical
evidence regarding its effectiveness to improve patient outcomes has not been …

Background We have no clear overview of the extent to which health‐care providers involve
patients in the decision‐making process during consultations. The Observing Patient …

Skills for Communicating with Patients, Third Edition is one of two companion books on
improving communication in medicine, which together provide a comprehensive approach …

Objective Although researchers have long investigated relationships between clinician–
patient communication and health outcomes, much of the research has produced null …

Objective Despite a call for empathy in medical settings, little is known about the effects of
the empathy of health care professionals on patient outcomes. This review investigates the …

Background Comfort with ambiguity, mostly associated with the acceptance of multiple
meanings, is a core characteristic of successful clinicians. Yet past studies indicate that …

Emotions—one's own and others'—play a large role in the lives of medical students.
Students must deal with their emotional reactions to intellectual and physical stress, the …

BACKGROUND When bad news about a cancer diagnosis is being delivered, patient‐
centered communication (PCC) has been considered important for patients' adjustment and …

OBJECTIVE: To review the theory, research evidence and ethical implications regarding
“whole mind” and “shared mind” in clinical practice in the context of chronic and serious …

Objective Examine existing reviews of patient engagement methods to propose a model
where the focus is on engaging patients in clinical workflows, and to assess the feasibility of …