International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Shin-Ichi Izumi

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• Research Article
  Development of Clinicians' Communication Skills Influences the Satisfaction, Motivation, and Quality of Life of Patients with Stroke
  Author(s): Akira Michimata, Yoshimi Suzukamo and Shin-Ichi Izumi Akira Michimata, Yoshimi Suzukamo and Shin-Ichi Izumi
  
  Objective: To evaluate the influence of structuring the clinician’s communication according to coaching theory on stroke patients’ quality of life and satisfaction. Methods: Prospective observational study was carried out at outpatient clinics for patients in the chronic poststroke phase. Thirty-four clinicians involved in the management of patients with stroke and their105 patients in the chronic post-stroke phase. The clinicians enrolled in this study received training in communication skills based on coaching theory and utilized these skills when interviewing their patients with stroke. We assessed the main outcome measures and the clinicians’ self-assessments of their communication skills before and after the training. The main outcomes were the patients’ (1) satisfaction, (2) health-related quality of life, and (.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000174

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