Chronic pain patients’ evaluations of consultations: A matter of high expectations or expectations unmet?
Findings highlight the importance of exceeding multifaceted patient expectations in physician evaluations. Yet, physicians must first understand the nature and source of each patient's expectations pre-consultation, which vary across individuals in aspirational and realistic dimensions.
Authors
- Charee M. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5946-7153)
- Manuel D. Pulido
- Suma Gangidi
- Paul M. Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-7695)
- Junhyung Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0576-1944)
Institutions
- Carle Foundation Hospital (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- California State University, Long Beach (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2024.108403
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.25
Funders
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
- Campus Research Board