Objective: Patient's trust in their physician is crucial for desirable treatment outcomes such
as satisfaction and adherence. In oncology, trust is possibly even more essential, due to the …

The suffering of patients with incurable cancer is determined to a large degree by the
presence and intensity of the symptoms of their disease. Knowledge of symptom prevalence is …

The objective of this paper is to identify predictors of health care utilization in the chronically
ill. This paper reviews 53 studies on hospitalizations and physician visits, published …

The objective of the present study is to compare the QL of a wide range of chronic disease
patients. Secondary analysis of eight existing data sets, including over 15,000 patients, was …

Burnout is a long-term stress reaction seen primar-ily in the human service professions. It is
a “psychological syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced …

Background: Stress and stress-related illnesses are increasing among medical specialists.
This threatens the quality of patient care. In this study we investigated (a) levels of job stress …

Gender is an essential determinant of health and illness. Gender awareness in doctors
contributes to equity and equality in health and aims towards better health for men and women. …

OBJECTIVE: To compare patients’ and physicians’ visit-specific satisfaction in an internal
medicine outpatient setting, and to explain their respective views. DESIGN: Patients’ and …

Decision aids for patients have recently been introduced in health care. A literature review
was conducted to address the following research questions: 1) which types of decision aids …

Objective To get insight into the changes over time of patients’ involvement in the decision‐making
process, and into the factors contributing to patients’ involvement and general …