The therapeutic effects of the physician-older patient relationship: Effective communication with vulnerable older patients

Summer L Williams, Kelly B Haskard, M Robin DiMatteoDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA Abstract: There is growing evidence that the outcomes of health care for seniors are dependent not only upon patients’ physical health status and the administration of...

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Autores principales:	Summer L Williams, Kelly B Haskard, M Robin DiMatteo
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2007
Materias:	Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9fa3e92bb7e44267b149ace26424a9a32021-12-02T07:10:46ZThe therapeutic effects of the physician-older patient relationship: Effective communication with vulnerable older patients1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/9fa3e92bb7e44267b149ace26424a9a32007-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-therapeutic-effects-of-the-physician-older-patient-relationship-ef-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Summer L Williams, Kelly B Haskard, M Robin DiMatteoDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA Abstract: There is growing evidence that the outcomes of health care for seniors are dependent not only upon patients’ physical health status and the administration of care for their biomedical needs, but also upon care for patients’ psychosocial needs and attention to their social, economic, cultural, and psychological vulnerabilities. Even when older patients have appropriate access to medical services, they also need effective and empathic communication as an essential part of their treatment. Older patients who are socially isolated, emotionally vulnerable, and economically disadvantaged are particularly in need of the social, emotional, and practical support that sensitive provider-patient communication can provide. In this review paper, we examine the complexities of communication between physicians and their older patients, and consider some of the particular challenges that manifest in providers’ interactions with their older patients, particularly those who are socially isolated, suffering from depression, or of minority status or low income. This review offers guidelines for improved physician-older patient communication in medical practice, and examines interventions to coordinate care for older patients on multiple dimensions of a biopsychosocial model of health care.Keywords: physician-patient communication, adherence, health outcomes, vulnerable populationsSummer L WilliamsKelly B HaskardM Robin DiMatteoDove Medical PressarticleGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 2, Pp 453-467 (2007)
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description	Summer L Williams, Kelly B Haskard, M Robin DiMatteoDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA Abstract: There is growing evidence that the outcomes of health care for seniors are dependent not only upon patients’ physical health status and the administration of care for their biomedical needs, but also upon care for patients’ psychosocial needs and attention to their social, economic, cultural, and psychological vulnerabilities. Even when older patients have appropriate access to medical services, they also need effective and empathic communication as an essential part of their treatment. Older patients who are socially isolated, emotionally vulnerable, and economically disadvantaged are particularly in need of the social, emotional, and practical support that sensitive provider-patient communication can provide. In this review paper, we examine the complexities of communication between physicians and their older patients, and consider some of the particular challenges that manifest in providers’ interactions with their older patients, particularly those who are socially isolated, suffering from depression, or of minority status or low income. This review offers guidelines for improved physician-older patient communication in medical practice, and examines interventions to coordinate care for older patients on multiple dimensions of a biopsychosocial model of health care.Keywords: physician-patient communication, adherence, health outcomes, vulnerable populations
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title_short	The therapeutic effects of the physician-older patient relationship: Effective communication with vulnerable older patients
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The therapeutic effects of the physician-older patient relationship: Effective communication with vulnerable older patients

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