Full Description
The definitive evidence-based guide to effective patient-centered interviewing
A Doody's Core Title for 2024 & 2022!
Smith's Patient-Centered Interviewing, Fourth Edition is a practical introductory textbook covering the essentials of patient interviewing. The most evidence based-guide available on the topic, and endorsed by the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, this acclaimed resource applies the proven 5-Step approach which integrates patient and clinical centered skills to improve effectiveness without adding extra time to the interview duration.
Smith's Patient-Centered Interviewing covers important topics such as:
Patient Education
Motivating for behavior change
Breaking bad news
Managing different personality types
Increasing personal awareness in mindful practice
Nonverbal communication
Using computers in the exam room
Reporting and presenting evaluations
The book's user-friendly design features icons, boxed case vignettes, and the use of color to highlight key points. Learning aids include practice exercises in each chapter, a pocket card, lists of essential questions, and graphics that facilitate understanding and retention.
If you are in need of an evidence-based text that provides a proven systematic framework for taking an effective history, your search ends here.
Contents
Chapter 1: The Medical Interview
Chapter 2: Data-Gathering and Relationship-Building Skills
Chapter 3: The Beginning of the Interview: Patient-Centered Interviewing
Chapter 4: Symptom-Defining Skills
Chapter 5: The Middle of the Interview: Clinician-Centered Interviewing
Chapter 6: Step 11: The End of the Interview
Chapter 7: Adapting the Interview to Different Situations and Other Practical Issues
Chapter 8: The Clinician-Patient Relationship
Chapter 9: Summarizing and Presenting the Patient's Story
NEW! Application of Patient-Centered Skills
NEW! Being Patient-Centered in the Digital Age
