Journal article
Development and validation of the Patient‐Physician Relationship Scale among patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Abstract
BACKGROUND: An effective patient-physician relationship (PPR) is essential to the care of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We sought to develop and validate an IBS-specific instrument to measure expectations of the PPR.
METHODS: We conducted structured focus groups about PPRs with 12 patients with IBS. Qualitative analysis was used to generate a questionnaire (the Patient-Physician Relationship Scale [PPRS]), which was modified …
Authors
Kurlander JE; Chey WD; Morris CB; Hu YJB; Padival RK; Bangdiwala SI; Norton NJ; Norton WF; Drossman DA
Journal
Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Vol. 29, No. 10, pp. 1–8
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 2017
DOI
10.1111/nmo.13106
ISSN
1350-1925