Measuring Patients' Communication Apprehension about Interacting with Physicians: Instrument Development.

Ayres, Joe; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ533910

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Measuring Patients' Communication Apprehension about Interacting with Physicians: Instrument Development.

Ayres, Joe; And Others

Communication Research Reports, v13 n1 p86-93 Spr 1996

States that the purpose of two studies was to develop an instrument to measure patients' perceived communication apprehension in patient/physician interactions. Describes how, in the first study, the five-item Patients' Report of Communication Apprehension with Physicians (PRCAP) was developed. Examines the validity of the new test instrument. Finds the PRCAP is reliable and valid. (PA)

Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Physician Patient Relationship, Test Validity, Testing, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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