Development of a Behavior Rating Scale for Doctor-Patient Interactions and its Implications for the Study of Death Anxiety

This study reports on the development of a behavior rating scale for doctor-patient interactions. Results revealed that raters can reliably and accurately discriminate between medical and personal aspects of both speech and touch using written transcripts and audiovisual tapes of doctor-patient inte...

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Published in:Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 1984-05, Vol.14 (3), p.231-239
Main Authors: Liberman, Marla Beth, Handal, Paul J., Napoli, John G., Austrin, Harvey R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior rating scales
Biological and medical sciences
Death anxiety
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Illness and personality
Medical education
Physician patient relationships
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Ratings & rankings
Social development
Speech
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Summary:This study reports on the development of a behavior rating scale for doctor-patient interactions. Results revealed that raters can reliably and accurately discriminate between medical and personal aspects of both speech and touch using written transcripts and audiovisual tapes of doctor-patient interactions. Use of the scale for research and medical training evaluation was discussed.
ISSN:0030-2228
1541-3764
DOI:10.2190/M680-QHKU-E789-8TUV