Do interventions to improve communication between health professionals and women improve maternity care? A SUPPORT Summary of a systematic review
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چکیده
The quality of interaction between patients and their carers may impact on a variety of aspects of patient well being. Communication in maternity care between health professionals and women has received much attention at official and professional levels in recent years. There have, however, been few evaluations of the effects of strategies to improve communication between women and their carers during maternity.
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Improving communication between health professionals and women in maternity care: a structured review.
OBJECTIVE To review trials of the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving communication between health professionals and women in maternity care. SEARCH STRATEGY The electronic databases Medline, PsycLit, The Cochrane Library, BIDS Science and Social Science Indexes, Cinahl and Embase were searched. Final searches were carried out in April 2000. INCLUSION CRITERIA Controlled trial...
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