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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of medical students’ and doctors’ attachment style and emotional intelligence on their patient–provider communication
AU - Cherry, Gemma
AU - Fletcher, Ian
AU - O'Sullivan, Helen
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Objective: Attachment style and emotional intelligence (EI) have been highlighted as potential factors influencing the variation in medical students’ and doctors’ patient–provider communication (PPC), particularly in relation to emotive issues. The objective of this review is to systematically review andsynthesise the published literature relating to the influence of medical students’ and/or doctors’ attachment style and EI on their PPC.Methods: Electronic and hand searches were conducted to identify all published literature relating to the aim of the review. Data were narratively synthesised.Results: 1597 studies were identified. 14 were included in the review, of which 5 assessed the influence of attachment style and 9 assessed the influence of EI on PPC. No studies assessed the impact of both attachment style and EI on PPC.Conclusion: Whilst tentative links were found between both PPC and both attachment style and EI, heterogeneity in study design, predictor variables and outcome measures made drawing conclusions difficult.Practice implications: More research is needed to assess the influence of both attachment style and EI on PPC.
AB - Objective: Attachment style and emotional intelligence (EI) have been highlighted as potential factors influencing the variation in medical students’ and doctors’ patient–provider communication (PPC), particularly in relation to emotive issues. The objective of this review is to systematically review andsynthesise the published literature relating to the influence of medical students’ and/or doctors’ attachment style and EI on their PPC.Methods: Electronic and hand searches were conducted to identify all published literature relating to the aim of the review. Data were narratively synthesised.Results: 1597 studies were identified. 14 were included in the review, of which 5 assessed the influence of attachment style and 9 assessed the influence of EI on PPC. No studies assessed the impact of both attachment style and EI on PPC.Conclusion: Whilst tentative links were found between both PPC and both attachment style and EI, heterogeneity in study design, predictor variables and outcome measures made drawing conclusions difficult.Practice implications: More research is needed to assess the influence of both attachment style and EI on PPC.
KW - Attachment style
KW - Emotional intelligence
KW - Patient–provider communication
KW - Clinical communication
KW - Systematic review
U2 - 10.1016/j.pec.2013.05.010
DO - 10.1016/j.pec.2013.05.010
M3 - Journal article
VL - 93
SP - 177
EP - 187
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
SN - 0738-3991
IS - 2
ER -