The relationship between social support, shared decision-making and patient’s trust in doctors: a cross-sectional survey of 2,197 inpatients using the Cologne Patient Questionnaire

Oliver Ommen (), Sonja Thuem, Holger Pfaff and Christian Janssen

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 3, 319-327

Abstract: Insufficient physician communication skills can lead to extensive negative effects on the trust of patients in their physicians. Thus, it becomes clear that medical support requires not only biomedical, but also psychosocial skills. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Physician–patient interaction; Trust; Social support; Shared decision-making; Medical education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0212-x

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