Table 1.
Communication behavior | Vignette version |
|
---|---|---|
Low PCC | High PCC | |
Verbal | ||
Empathic statements | Absent | Present |
Eliciting and validating patient concerns | Absent | Present |
Exploring patient context/individualizing care | Less | More |
Rapport building and partnership statements | Fewer | More |
Patient education | Less | More |
Language | Biomedical/complex | Lay |
Nonverbal | ||
Affect | Neutral | Positive |
Attentiveness/presence | Low | High |
PCC: patient-centered communication.