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The influence of medical students’ and doctors’ attachment style and emotional intelligence on their patient–provider communication

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The influence of medical students’ and doctors’ attachment style and emotional intelligence on their patient–provider communication. / Cherry, Gemma ; Fletcher, Ian; O'Sullivan, Helen.
In: Patient Education and Counseling, Vol. 93, No. 2, 11.2013, p. 177-187.

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Cherry G, Fletcher I, O'Sullivan H. The influence of medical students’ and doctors’ attachment style and emotional intelligence on their patient–provider communication. Patient Education and Counseling. 2013 Nov;93(2):177-187. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.05.010

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Cherry, Gemma ; Fletcher, Ian ; O'Sullivan, Helen. / The influence of medical students’ and doctors’ attachment style and emotional intelligence on their patient–provider communication. In: Patient Education and Counseling. 2013 ; Vol. 93, No. 2. pp. 177-187.

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title = "The influence of medical students{\textquoteright} and doctors{\textquoteright} attachment style and emotional intelligence on their patient–provider communication",
abstract = "Objective: Attachment style and emotional intelligence (EI) have been highlighted as potential factors influencing the variation in medical students{\textquoteright} and doctors{\textquoteright} 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{\textquoteright} and/or doctors{\textquoteright} 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.",
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