Medical errors: Disclosure styles, interpersonal forgiveness, and outcomes

Annegret F. Hannawa, Yuki Shigemoto and Todd D. Little

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 156, issue C, 29-38

Abstract: This study investigates the intrapersonal and interpersonal factors and processes that are associated with patient forgiveness of a provider in the aftermath of a harmful medical error.

Keywords: Forgiveness; Medical error; Disclosure; Malpractice; Provider-patient communication; Empathy; Patient safety; Quality of care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.026

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