| Thermometer of warmth in the patient-provider relationship (WARMOMETER) Theory-based development of a patient self-report measure and initial validation using cognitive interview methodology. | |
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PMID: 21315537 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study are twofold: (1) the theory-based development of a patient self-report measure of physician warmth and (2) the application of cognitive interview methodology to understand patients' perception and interpretation of this new measure. METHODS: A draft measure was developed based on an in-depth literature review of the concept of human warmth by a multidisciplinary expert group. Sixteen cognitive probing interviews were conducted to examine how patients perceive and interpret this new measure and to identify potential problems. A content analysis of the interviews was used to evaluate findings. RESULTS: Findings indicate that the WARMOMETER is a short patient self-report assessment of physician warmth, which seems easy and intuitive to understand. In addition, most respondents were found to share a common concept of physician warmth. CONCLUSIONS: Verification of our study hypotheses and confirmation of the theoretical assumptions of human warmth give basic indications that the WARMOMETER seems to be a valid and sensitive patient self-report instrument for assessing the socio-emotional quality of physicians. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: These first promising results of our cognitive interviews suggest that the WARMOMETER may also be used and further validated in future health communication studies, also with other healthcare professionals. |
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Melanie Neumann; Christian Scheffer; Dirk Cysarz; Maxie Bovelet; Diethard Tauschel; Lisa Taylor-Swanson; Friedrich Edelhaeuser |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-9 |
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Title: Patient education and counseling Volume: - ISSN: 1873-5134 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8406280 Medline TA: Patient Educ Couns Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health, Private University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany. |
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