Measuring Verbal Communication in Initial Physical Therapy Encounters

Experts' Encounters in Antenatal Diabetes Care: A Descriptive Study of Verbal Communication in Midwife-Led Consultations

Aim. We regard consultations as cocreated communicatively by the parties involved. In this paper on verbal communication in midwife-led consultations, we consequently focus on the actual conversation taking place between the midwife and the pregnant woman with diabetes, especially on those sequences where the pregnant woman initiated a topic of concern in the conversation. Methods. This paper w...

Non-verbal communication of compassion: measuring psychophysiologic effects

BACKGROUND Calm, compassionate clinicians comfort others. To evaluate the direct psychophysiologic benefits of non-verbal communication of compassion (NVCC), it is important to minimize the effect of subjects' expectation. This preliminary study was designed to a) test the feasibility of two strategies for maintaining subject blinding to non-verbal communication of compassion (NVCC), and b) det...

Barriers in Verbal Communication

The paper presents the main barriers in oral verbal communication both in sending and receiving the messages. These barriers reduce the role of the verbal component in communication. After the analysis of Shannon and Weaver's model with its strengths and weaknesses, we have identified the barriers which may complete their model.

Predictors of physical and verbal aggression in preschoolers

Background: childhood aggression, particularly in preschoolers, is one of the most common behavioral problems throughout the world. Therefore, it is important to identify the predictors of this problem. This study was conducted to determine the predictors of physical and verbal aggression in preschoolers. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on preschoolers in Rasht ...

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