Development of a Behavior Rating Scale for Doctor-Patient Interactions and its Implications for the Study of Death Anxiety
- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
- Vol. 14 (3) , 231-239
- https://doi.org/10.2190/m680-qhku-e789-8tuv
Abstract
This study reports on the development of a behavior rating scale for doctor-patient interactions. Results revealed that raters can reliably and accurately discriminate between medical and personal aspects of both speech and touch using written transcripts and audiovisual tapes of doctor-patient interactions. Use of the scale for research and medical training evaluation was discussed.Keywords
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