The study investigated whether physician communication adherence was similar between
adult and older adult female patients in a family medicine setting. Additionally, the study
investigated whether or not the level of communication adherence was related to patient
perceptions of working alliance. Previous research has failed to adequately examine age
as a variable in physician-patient communication and has neglected to examine the
working alliance within the physician-patient relationship. The sample included 41 adult
female, family medicine patients, who agreed to have their appointment with their
physician videotaped. The videotaped encounters were coded by trained observers using
the Behavioral Science Tape Review Checklist (BSTRC). Participants also completed the
Working Alliance Inventory-Short Form (WAI-SF). Results from the study suggested
that physician adherence to communication tasks did not vary significantly between adult
patients and older adult patients. Further, results demonstrated that the combination of
responses to the bond and tasks subscales of the WAI-SF significantly accounted for 16%
of the variance in communication adherence. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/193453 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Williams, Amanda L. |
| Contributors | Nicholas, Donald R. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 146 p. : digital, PDF file, ill. (some col.) |
| Source | CardinalScholar 1.0 |
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