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Publication Date: 2021
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Toward Improving Physician/Patient Communication Regarding Invisible Chronic Illness (ICI): The Potential of mHealth Technology in Instructional Communication
Warren, Jami L.; Clancy, Karen; Brady, Christy F.; Rump, Kendall; New-Oglesby, Tayla
Journal of Communication Pedagogy, v4 n3-20 2021
Patients that suffer from invisible chronic illness (ICI) such as autoimmune conditions, neurological conditions, and gastrointestinal problems often struggle to obtain a proper medical diagnosis due to a lack of objective indicators to help health-care providers diagnose patients with ICIs. Thus, researchers conducted interviews with 21 participants with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) to determine what messages they received from health-care providers as they pursued a diagnosis, how they interpreted those messages, and what role mHealth technology may play in improving patient/provider communication and effective diagnosis/treatment of ICIs. Several themes regarding potential instructional communication intervention content emerged from the interview data, including physician communication to patients, patient interpretation of physician communication, and information-seeking via mHealth technology. Directions for future research and implications for patient and provider instruction and training, including utilizing the IDEA model, are discussed.
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Clinical Diagnosis, Heart Disorders, Physician Patient Relationship, Access to Health Care, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Interpersonal Communication, Caring, Information Seeking, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Language: English
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