Physicians’ compassion, communication skills, and professionalism with and without physicians’ use of an examination room computer: A randomized clinical trial
Mené sur 120 patients atteints de cancer, cet essai américain randomisé analyse leurs perceptions vis-à-vis de la compassion éprouvée par leur médecin, de ses compétences en communication et de son professionnalisme lors de ses consultations, selon que le médecin utilise ou non un ordinateur dans la salle d'examen
To our knowledge, no randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have been conducted regarding patients’ perception of their health care professional who use an examination room computer (ERC) during clinic visits. Our primary objective was to compare patients’ perception of physicians’ compassion; secondary objectives were to compare patients’ perception of physicians’ communication skills and professionalism and patients’ overall physician preference after watching 2 standardized scripted-video vignettes of physicians: one portraying a face-to-face (F2F) clinic visit and the other one portraying a physician using an ERC.
JAMA Oncology 2018