However, to date, no one at least to our knowledge has addressed empirically the question of whether the communication of precautionary measures influences risk perceptions and, if so, in which direction.
Regarding the communication of performance measures, rankings may be not the ideal way to present the data in all its subtleties, they are however attractive to the press and the public.
However, the evidence of the effectiveness of communication measures at borders is limited (6, 36 ).
Second, the survey used data derived from self-reported ratings of physician competence, confidence, and adequacy of previous training in communication (not measures of actual competency such as assessments of actual interactions between physicians and patients).
The correlations of communication measures within clinical practice (PAR patients, PAR co-workers, mini-CEX, and ITERs) further support the method specificity of communication assessments.
In this communication, sample measures of kurtosis adapted by various software packages are compared for data from normal and non-normal populations.
OBJECTIVES: This preliminary study examined aspects of pain communication (self-efficacy for pain communication and holding back from discussing pain and arthritis-related concerns) among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and their partners, and associations between patient and partner pain communication and measures of patient and partner adjustment.
There is generally high test-retest reliability for all components and low correlations between English proficiency, interpersonal skills, and communication with measures of clinical competence [ 8].
First, we chose not to use a direct measure of physician communication, but a measure of the patients' perception of their communicative behaviour.
Coordination metrics consisted of measures of communication of the reason and expectations for referral to the specialist (48 metrics), with few assessing integration of care with referring clinicians (17 metrics).
