Open AccessPhysician-Patient Communication in HIV Disease: The Importance of Patient, Physician, and Visit Characteristics
Author(s) -
Ira B. Wilson,
Sherrie H. Kaplan
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00042560-200012150-00006
Subject(s) - saquinavir , indinavir , nevirapine , medicine , zidovudine , stavudine , viral load , ritonavir , immunology , abacavir , virology , virus , viral disease , antiretroviral therapy
Although previous work that considered a variety of chronic conditions has shown that higher quality physician-patient communication care is related to better health outcomes, the quality of physician-patient communication itself for patients with HIV disease has not been well studied.