Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany|Fatemeh Behzhad|Gordon A. Ferns|Nooshin Peyman
Communication skills training for physicians improves health literacy and medical outcomes among patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences|Brighton and Sussex Medical School|University of Brighton|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
improving training physicians communication skills patient health literacy hl major priority remains open question aimed examine effectiveness communication skills training physicians hypertension outcomes health literacy skills selfefficacy medication adherence patients uncontrolled blood pressure bpa randomized controlled trial method conducted 240 hypertensive patients 35 physicians presenting healthcare clinics mashhad iran 2013 2014 using stratified blocking block sizes 4 6 eligible patients uncontrolled blood pressure randomly allocated intervention control groups physicians intervention group received educational training 3 sessions focus group discussion 2 workshops control group received routine care primary outcome reduction systolic diastolic bp baseline 6 months secondary outcome promoting hl skills hypertensive patients data analyzed using regression model bivariate testsafter physician communication training significant improvement physicianspatient communication skills hypertension outcomes medication adherence selfefficacy among patients managed physicians receiving training compared control groupthe educational intervention leads better bp control may sufficient training physicians change impact counseling hl selfefficacy adherence quality physicianpatient communication important modifiable element medical communication may influences health outcomes hypertensive iranian patientsiranian registry clinical trials irct irct20160710028863n24 registered april 4 2018 retrospectively registered