Patient-resident physician communication - a qualitative study to assess the current state, challenges and possible solutions

• Main Authors: Noreen Afzal (Author), Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant (Author), Namra Qadeer Shaikh (Author), Ali Aahil Noorali (Author), Rida Ahmad (Author), Shahnoor Ahmed (Author), Adnan Ali Khan (Author), Saqib Kamran Bakhshi (Author), Komal Abdul Rahim (Author), Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood (Author), Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir (Author), Muhammad Rizwan Khan (Author), Muhammad Tariq (Author), Adil H. Haider (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patients perceive effective patient-doctor communication as an important metric when evaluating their satisfaction with health systems. Hence, optimal patient-physician communication is fundamental for quality healthcare. High-income countries (HICs) have extensively studied pati...