In recent years, patients have been increasingly seeking and using Internet Health Information (IHI) to become more active in managing their own health in a partnership with their physicians. This trend has both positive and negative effects on the interactions and trust between the patient and physician. This study will examine the impact of patients’ use of IHI on various elements that charac...

The purpose of the study is to integrate patient trust with the Technology Acceptance Model in order to explore the usage intention model of Telecare systems. The proposed framework is validated with 365 respondents from Nantou County, which is located in Taiwan. The findings show that patient trust (social trust and institutional trust) has significantly positive effects on the perceived ease ...

Message from the Editor—Building a foundation of trust Trust is one of the most important components of an intact care provider-patient relationship. Of the many issues brought to the forefront by global changes affecting health care delivery, the erosion of trust between patient and physician has been identified as one of the most serious developments as it affects the core of care delivery. I...

In this case analysis deception or lying to a dying patient is discussed within the context of different relationships: the relationship between the patient and her family doctor, the relationship between the patient and the surgeon and the relationship between the patient and her family. It is suggested that the principle of veracity is not only a core feature in the patient-doctor relationshi...

BACKGROUND Trust is essential in the workplace, yet no systematic studies of trust among pediatric critical care professionals have been done. OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility of measuring trust in a pediatric intensive care unit by using established scales from the corporate world and to determine what behaviors build, break, and rebuild trust. METHODS The Reina Trust and Betrayal Mo...

BACKGROUND In sub-Saharan Africa, large amounts of funding continue to be directed towards HIV-specific care and treatment, often with claims of 'health system strengthening' effect. Such claims rarely account for the impact on human relationships and decisions that are core to functional health systems. This research examined how establishment of externally funded HIV services influenced trust...

The assessment of healthcare quality increasingly emphasises lay acceptability, as evidenced by the emergence of patient satisfaction and patient-centred care in the literature and in policy. In this paper we aim to provide a conceptual overview of acceptability and propose ways to enhance its assessment. Firstly, we map how acceptability's importance in quality assessments has increased and ho...