Management of adherence to pediatric medical regimens.

2013 ◽  
pp. 181-203
Author(s):  
Edward R. Christophersen ◽  
Susan Mortweet VanScoyoc
Keyword(s):  
Medical Regimens

scholarly journals Communication Skills Training in the Medical Curriculum

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Branet Partric ◽  
Yasar Albushra Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Patient’S Satisfaction ◽  
The Public ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Graduate Curricula ◽  
Medical Regimens

Communication is an essential skill in the armory of any worker in the health field. It is an integral part of the skills required, not only in medical doctors, but in all health workers. Communication is more than history taking; it includes all methods of interaction with patients, patient's relatives, members of the health care team, and the public. Many studies stressed that the main complaints of patients are related to communication problems and not to clinical competency. This has contributed to an increase in the number of law suits, non-adherence to medical regimens, and the tendency of patients to keep changing physicians and hospitals. Also, it has been shown that health outcome is positively affected by proper communication. This includes patient's satisfaction and cooperation, decrease in treatment duration, decrease in painkillers requirements, and decrease in hospital stay. Also, it has been shown that communication skills can be taught and important changes in physician's behavior and in their communication skills have been demonstrated after courses of communication skills. Thus, many medical colleges in the world are including communication skills courses in their undergraduate and graduate curricula.

Predicting mothers' compliance with pediatric medical regimens

1972 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 843-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall H. Becker ◽  
Robert H. Drachman ◽  
John P. Kirscht
Keyword(s):  
Medical Regimens
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