Communication training improves patient-centered provider behavior and screening for soldiers’ mental health concerns

Mental health, substance abuse, and health behavior services in patient-centered medical homes.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to understand mental health, substance use, and health behavior activities within primary care practices recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). METHODS We identified 447 practices with all levels of National Committee for Quality Assurance PCMH recognition as of March 1, 2010. We selected the ...

Patient-centered care for Muslim women: provider and patient perspectives.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to address the gap in existing literature regarding provider perspectives about provision of high-quality, culturally appropriate, patient-centered care to Muslim women in the United States and (2) to explore congruence between provider and patient perceptions regarding barriers to and recommendations for providing such care. METHODS Using ...

Patient-Provider Interaction: A Communication Accommodation Theory Perspective

This paper critically reviews studies that have interpretively invoked communication accommodation theory (CAT) for the study of patient-provider interaction. CAT’s sociolinguistic strategies—approximation, interpretability, interpersonal control, discourse management, and emotional expression—are succinctly introduced and their use in studies of patient-provider interaction discussed. The majo...

“ Patient - Centered ” and “ Consumer - Directed ” Mental Health Services * By Judith

Provider training for patient-centered alcohol counseling in a primary care setting.

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a brief training program on primary care providers' skills, attitudes, and knowledge regarding high-risk and problem drinking. DESIGN Training plus pretesting and posttesting for program efficacy. SETTING Ambulatory primary care clinic; academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS Fourteen attending physicians, 12 residents, and 5 nurse practitioners were random...