Mapping patient-centered communication and patient trust in healthcare providers: A psychological network approach considering patients' discussion about online health information.
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Abstract
Patient-centered communication (PCC) is considered efficient in building patient trust in healthcare providers, but little is known about how various dimensions of the two constructs interact. Moreover, our understanding of the role of patients' communicative behaviors in such interactions is limited. Addressing the gaps, this study analyzed survey data (N = 4038) with psychological network analysis to explore multidimensional interactions, identify the central dimensions of the two focal constructs, and compare networks based on whether patients discuss online health information with healthcare providers. Results showed different interconnection patterns among patients who discuss online health information with healthcare providers and patients who do not. This study contributes to the literature by disentangling multidimensional connections between PCC and patient trust in healthcare providers and highlights the significance of patients' participation and preferences.
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ournal of Health Psychology is an international peer-reviewed journal that aims to support and help shape research in health psychology from around the world. It provides a platform for traditional empirical analyses as well as more qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches. It also addresses the social contexts in which psychological and health processes are embedded. Studies published in this journal are required to obtain ethical approval from an Institutional Review Board. Such approval must include informed, signed consent by all research participants. Any manuscript not containing an explicit statement concerning ethical approval and informed consent will not be considered.
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