Sara Willems|Sophie De Maesschalck|Myriam Deveugele|Anselme Derese|Jan De Maeseneer
Socio-economic status of the patient and doctor–patient communication: does it make a difference?
Ghent University|Ghent University|Ghent University|Ghent University|Ghent University
systematic review 12 original research papers metaanalyses included explored whether patients socioeconomic status influences doctorpatient communication results show patients lower social classes receive less positive socioemotional utterances directive less participatory consulting style characterised significantly less information giving less directions less socioemotional partnership building utterances doctor doctors communicative style influenced way patients communicate patients higher social classes communicate actively show affective expressiveness eliciting information doctor patients lower social classes often disadvantaged doctors misperception desire need information ability take part care process effective communication could established doctors patients doctors awareness contextual communicative differences empowering patients express concerns preferences