The importance of the clinician-patient interaction on outcomes in musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review

Background: Clinicians and patients have commonly reported that the clinician-patient interaction is an important factor in the outcome of musculoskeletal pain. Clinician-patient interaction incorporates factors such as clinician empathy and listening, patient-clinician communication, shared goals, confidence and trust in clinicians, non-verbal communication, and spending enough time with the patient. Numerous studies have shown that clinician-patient interaction has a positive, albeit small, effect on outcomes after various forms of rehabilitation.

Source: Manual Therapy - April 1, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: J. Hurley, S. Bunzli, A. Synnott, I. Leahy, M. O'Keeffe, H. Purtill, K. McCreesh, P. O'Sullivan, K. O'Sullivan Source Type: research