Open AccessEstablishing rapport: Physicians′ practice and attendees′ satisfaction at a Primary Health Care Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2013
Author(s) -
Ayat A Al Ali,
Ahmed Gasim Elzubair
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.172224
Subject(s) - medicine , specialty , family medicine , empathy , patient satisfaction , cross sectional study , primary health care , primary care , nursing , psychiatry , population , environmental health , pathology
Establishing rapport is an important step in physician-patient communication resulting in a positive effect on patient satisfaction and overall clinical outcomes. However, there is a dearth of studies on the condition of doctor-patient relations in Saudi Arabia. This study was performed to estimate the proportion of physicians who have a good rapport with patients in their practice and the proportion of satisfied attendees.