RT Book, Section
A1 Lipkin, Jr., Mack
A1 Schoenthaler, Antoinette
A2 Feldman, Mitchell D.
A2 Christensen, John F.
A2 Satterfield, Jason M.
A2 Laponis, Ryan
SR Print(0)
ID 1167755141
T1 The Medical Interview
T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 5e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260142686
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167755141
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  medical  interview  is  both  the  major  medium  of  patient  care  and  the  core  care  element  for  patients  and  practitioners.  A  successful  interview  elicits  accurate  and  complete  data.  Its  dialogue  determines  whether  patients  agree  to  take  a  medication,  undergo  a  test,  actively  participate  in  care,  or  change  their  lives.  More  than  80%  of  diagnoses  are  derived  from  the  interview.  The  doctor–patient  interaction  is  the  keystone  of  patient  satisfaction.  Interview-related  factors  impact  major  outcomes  of  care,  including  physiologic  responses,  symptom  resolution,  pain  control,  functional  status,  propensity  to  sue  in  the  event  of  an  adverse  outcome,  and  emotional  health.  The  medical  interview  influences  the  quality  of  care,  including  malpractice  suits  and  their  resolution;  the  amount  of  patient  disclosure  of  difficult  or  stigmatized  information;  time  efficiency;  and  the  elimination  of  “doorknob”  questions  at  interview’s  end.